ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has said that women are being made blind in pellet gun attacks in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) by the Indian forces and world community should take notice of human rights abuses against women in IHK.“Rapes of women have become a normal routine in IHK by the Indian armed forces. The Indian forces in IHK are martyring the innocent Kashmiris on daily basis and are making thousands of women widow and many of the mothers have lost their children,” he said while talking to High Commissioner of Canada Ms Wendy Christine Gilmour in connection with World Women’ Day on Friday.The NA Speaker said Indian army has abducted hundreds of Kashmiri youth and women lived in there waiting for their beloved ones for years, but they didn’t get any trace. “India is brutally violating women rights by targeting women in IHK,” he said.Asad Qaiser has said that Pakistan has showed restraint in the recent Pak-India escalation and took every measure to promote peace in the region. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended step towards India by opening Kartarpur Corridor as he wants to eliminate poverty, unemployment and illiteracy from the region instead of war and aggression.He informed the high commissioner that the Pak-Indian friendship group has been reconstituted in the National Assembly of Pakistan to normalise the relations between the two countries through parliamentary diplomacy.Referring to the war against terrorism, he said that during this war, Pakistan has not only scarified thousands of lives, but the economy of the country was also badly affected.He said that Pakistan was already fighting against terrorism, and we were constantly struggling to eliminate this menace; however, India has affected the ongoing war against terrorism by escalating tension in the region.He said that world community should not only appreciate Pakistan’s efforts but also help it in this regard. The speaker said that Pakistan attaches immense importance to its friendly ties with Canada and wanted to further strengthen the existing relation by promoting mutual cooperation.He said that Pakistan wanted good relationship with all the countries of the region for regional development and prosperity. While emphasising the need for promoting interaction between parliamentarians of both the countries, he said that enhanced interaction between Parliamentarians of both the countries will provide those opportunities to understand each other and to benefit from each other’s experiences.Asad Qaiser also informed the high commissioner that Pak-Canada friendship group has been formed in the National Assembly of Pakistan to promote parliamentary relations with Canada. He said that parliamentary diplomacy can play a vital role in bringing both the countries further closer. He said that Pakistan wanted cooperation of Canada in all fields, including trade and investment.He said that there were vast opportunities of investment in Pakistan and the current government has introduced investment-friendly policies in the country, which has increased the confidence of investors. He asked to provide all possible facilities to the Pakistani immigrant in Canada.The Canadian High Commissioner Ms Wendy Christine Gilmour has said that Pakistan is an important country of the region, and Canada wanted to expand its friendly ties with Pakistan. She said that Canada has desired to enhance its cooperation with Pakistan in education, health and other socio-economic sectors.While appreciating the contributions of Pakistani community residing in Canada, she said that Pakistani community in Canada were playing important role in progress and development of Canada. She assured to provide all possible facilities to Pakistani immigrants residing in Canada. She agreed to the speaker’s proposal that parliamentarians of both the countries can play an important role in bringing the two nations more closer.
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