Powerful countries silent on occupied Kashmir crisis because of 'trading interests': PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan criticised 'powerful countries' on Wednesday, stating that they were silent on the human rights violations in occupied Kashmir to protect their 'trading interests'. 

"Shows the fascist mindset of the Indian govt's RSS ideology that has continued the siege of IOJK for over 100 days, subjecting Kashmiris to the worst violation of their human rights while the powerful countries remain silent because of their trading interests," he tweeted. 

The lockdown in occupied Kashmir has entered its 115th day. Indian armed forces have forcibly imposed curfew-like restrictions in the occupied valley and subjected the innocent people of occupied Kashmir to brutality. 

In his speech at the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Imran had called out the Indian government for illegally annexing occupied Kashmir and urged world leaders to stop appeasing Modi.