OIC Backs Pak's Call for a 'Fact-Finding' Mission in J&K

Backing Pakistan, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation today asked India to allow a OIC fact-finding mission, international rights groups and humanitarian organisations to visit Jammu and Kashmir to assess the rights situation.

A joint communique adopted at an OIC summit that concluded in Cairo today "called upon India to allow the OIC fact-finding mission, the international human rights groups and humanitarian organisations to visit Jammu and Kashmir", said a statement issued by the Foreign Office.

The communique welcomed Pakistan's proposal for an investigation by the UN Military Observers Group for India and Pakistan into recent ceasefire violations along the Line of Control.

It expressed "deep concern" at the ceasefire violations.

The communique further called on India to undertake an "independent investigation into the discovery of mass graves and ensure free and fair trial of those responsible" for "heinous crimes".

The Pakistani delegation to the summit was led by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who yesterday called for an investigation into the ceasefire violations on the LoC by the OIC.

The move came in the wake of India's rejection of Pakistan's call for a probe by the UNMOGIP.

Clashes between Indian and Pakistani troops last month were among the worst violations of the ceasefire that was put in place along the 742-km LoC in late 2003.

One Indian soldier was beheaded by Pakistani troops while the mutilated body of another jawan was found in the Poonch sector along the LoC. Pakistan claims three of its soldiers were killed din Indian firing.

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5/D-9
Feb 11, 2013
03:49 AM

Ramki,

>>>> OIC is just a joke.
>> Is this a clever way of avoiding outright condemnation.

If I say, "Ramki is a joke", that is an outright condemnation. Make no mistake about it.

Anwaar, Dallas
4/D-146
Feb 10, 2013
09:52 PM

 Anwaar >> OIC is just a joke.

Is this a clever way of avoiding outright condemntation of the very idea of some nations banding themselves into a group in the name of faith and thus challenging the very existence of the concept of secularism?

Ramki, Delhi
3/D-34
Feb 09, 2013
07:15 AM

OIC is just a joke.

Anwaar, Dallas
2/D-25
Feb 09, 2013
06:16 AM

Where is Khurshid, the sorry apologist for Mrs. Khar and Pakistan in general, while Khar goes around and bad mouths India all over the place and in that totally inept, useless and good for nothing setup called OIC?

Is Khurshid suddenly too dumbstruck to say anything intelligent, while his so called special relationship with Pakistan is getting all ripped and in tatters?

The one job he has and is getting paid to do is to defend the country he represents, particularly when his special neighbour goes all berserk in some of these ill-conceived forums and what he has to offer: total silence.  Well done FM.  Why does Pakistan need Khar, when India has you!

Non Fanatic, London
1/D-23
Feb 09, 2013
05:56 AM

The OIC is made up of a bunch of limp, impotent, so called worthless states, who don't have the balls to question the butchery going on in their own so called "Ummah" in the dominions of Syria currently and prior to that in Libya, Egypt, and also currently in Tunisia and Bahrain, Yemen, Iran during its so called elections, and blah and blah going back in time to eternity.

The OIC never questioned the state sanctioned pillaging and mass murder organized by the Pakistani govt. when they unleashed the primitive tribesmen on the Shia populace of their own so called lands of Gilgit and Baltistan. Or for that matter the current slaughter of Hazaras on a daily ritual basis happening in Baluchistan or Shias in general across its country. Mind you, these mass slaughters are orchestrated by the same terrorist groups which the ISI babysits with funds, support and shelter.

What gall this so called OIC has, to question India or about Kashmir, when it doesn't give a $hit to the above crap happening all over its own Muslim world? It is because these countries and their leaders will piss on OIC if it ever tries to check any of the atrocities they are imposing on their own Muslim population.

The OIC better shut up or if it wants to be seen relevant or credible in any way at all, it should investigate and set its own Ummah home right before venturing out any further.

Non Fanatic, London
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