Pakistan condemns illegal detention of prominent Kashmiri lawyer Mian Qayoom
Pakistan has strongly condemned the arrest of prominent Kashmiri lawyer and former President of the High Court Bar Association, Mian Abdul Qayoom, by Indian authorities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, during her weekly briefing in Islamabad, said that Mian Qayoom’s detention, based on fabricated charges, is a clear act of political vendetta against a figure who suffers from multiple chronic ailments and old age.
“The Indian authorities’ campaign to crush dissent in IIOJK remains relentless, targeting not only prominent figures like Qayoom but also thousands of other Kashmiri political prisoners, dissenters, and human rights defenders” she said.
She urged the Indian authorities to immediately immediate release of Mian Abdul Qayoom and all other Kashmiri detainees.
