Pakistan: 'self-determination a basic human right'

by admin
Sep 30, 2011


Endorsing the Palestinians' bid for UN membership for the state of Palestine, Pakistan's foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, asserted,

“Self-determination is a basic human right which cannot be applied selectively.”

Khar continued,

“We are meeting here at a time when the Palestinian aspirations for a national homeland appear to be entering a decisive phase.”

“At this critical juncture, we stand with our Palestinian brethren for their legitimate demand for an independent State with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, and its recognition by the United Nations,”

Khar's comments came as she addressed a meeting of OIC foreign ministers (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

 

Khar also urged the OIC to support the Kashmiri people’s demand for an international investigation into the unmarked mass graves discovered in Indian-Occupied Kashmir - a demand fully endorsed by international human rights groups such as Human Rights Watch.

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