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Pakistan releases dossier on rights violations, alleged use of chemical weapons in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Sunday unveiled a dossier, claiming that it contained details of human rights violations in Kashmir.

The dossier also alleged use of chemical weapons in the Kashmir valley.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi along with National Security Adviser Moeed Yousaf and Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari launched the 131-page document at a press conference in Islamabad.

“We decided that…we should play our role and unveil the real face of this (India) government claiming to be the world’s largest democracy,” he said, adding that the dossier will be shared with the UN and the rest of the international community.

Qureshi said that the dossier is based on 113 references including 26 from the international media, 41 from the Indian think-tanks and only 14 from Pakistan.

He asked the UN to record the names of individuals and units involved in the alleged war crimes and impose sanctions on them.

The document also alleged the use of chemical weapons in Kashmir, which Qureshi said was in complete contravention to the ‘Chemical Weapons Convention’ and that it necessitated “an impartial international investigation”. — (PTI)

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