WASHINGTON: After living under Indian siege since August 5, the day India revoked Article 370, now apart from United Nations Security Council, the United States Congress has also acknowledged the crisis going on in the valley.
Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress will discuss this issue in detail for the very first time in its history.
The US Congress Asia sub-committee will also be briefed about the offences being committed by the Indian forces in occupied Kashmir.
“I’m waiting to hear about the gross human rights violations in Kashmir by Indian forces,” Congressman Brad Sherman said in a statement.
Welcoming the decision of the US congressional committee, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said the discussion would further highlight the Kashmir issue globally.
He also noted that people all over the world are coming together to show their support for the people of occupied Kashmir.
Appreciating the Pakistani-American community for playing a vital role in spreading awareness on the atrocities faced by Kashmiris, he said: “Overseas Pakistanis have worked hard to highlight the Kashmir issue.”
The foreign minister added that the resolution in the US Congress will raise the issue internationally and that the Kashmir issue has been raised at every international forum.
