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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Saturday said that the international community should take notice of worst atrocities of Indian forces in Occupied Kashmir and the dismal human rights record in the held valley.

Speaking at a program, Nafees Zakaria said, “Since last five months after the extra judicial killing of young Hurriyet leader Burhan Wani by Indian security forces, the movement for freedom has gotten new impetus, inviting wrath of the occupied authorities.”

He said, “The Indian forces have unleashed a reign of terror on innocent Kashmiris and more than 150 people have been killed in this barbaric campaign.”

“The most gruesome part of these atrocities is the use of pellet guns due to which many people, including children and journalists, have lost their eyesight,” he added.

Foreign Office spokesperson said, “tortured bodies of missing Kashmiris are found everywhere in the territory. This is genocide of Kashmir and a crime against humanity on which international community should take India to account.”

Regarding the steps taken by Pakistan government for human rights protection, the spokesperson said, “The government has taken a number of legislative measures to protect various segments of society.”

He said, “Many countries have commended the situation of human rights in Pakistan and termed these at par with international standards.”

The spokesperson further said, “The international community should look towards countries in Asia that have a dismal human rights record. A prime example is India, where all the minorities are facing abuses and more than two hundred churches have been burned down in recent years.”