??????? ????| PAKISTAN LEDGER | ???????? ????? | August 14th, 2008  | Moin Ansari | ???? ??????? |  | RUPEE NEWS | Moin Ansari | August 14th, 2008  | ???? ??????? | ????? ????? |  Pakistan has protested the action of the Indians against the Kashmiris and from all signs, the Indians really didn’t like it. Both India and Russia are in the news this week, both trying to occupy people and lands.

The PPPP goverment seems to grown some cahunas overnight and made some gutsy moves in the direction of a principled stand

Pakistan to move UN, OIC on Valley killings Iqbal Choudhry

ISLAMABAD: Addressing a weekly briefing Wednesday Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said Pakistan had called upon the international community, particularly UN, OIC and human rights organizations, to take notice of the gross violation of human rights in the Indian Held Kashmir.

He declared the APHC leader martyrdom of Sheikh Abdul Aziz and other Kashmiri activists as tragic and extremely unfortunate.

When asked about the impact of human rights violations in the occupied Kashmir on composite dialogue process between two countries, he said Kashmir was a dispute between two countries and it was on the agenda items of composite dialogue.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday condemned “excessive and unwarranted” force by Indian security forces against Muslim protesters in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Qureshi’s statement came as officials said that Indian security forces in the Himalayan region had shot dead 10 demonstrators yesterday and five on Monday, including a prominent separatist leader.

“We are deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation… which is resulting in loss of life and property of the Kashmiri people. We call for immediate steps to end violence against innocent Kashmiris.”

Qureshi said he had learnt with great sorrow and grief about the martyrdom of Shaikh Abdul Aziz, a moderate political leader at the forefront of the political struggle against Indian rule.

He was shot and killed by Indian security forces on Monday during a protest near the Line of Control, which divides the Indian and Pakistani Kashmir.

Pakistanis celeberating Kashmir Day every February in Pakistan