India has usurped all basic rights of IIOJK people: GA Gulzar

Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Ghulam Ahmed Gulzar, has deplored that India is subjecting the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to the worst brutalities for demanding their internationally-recognized right to self-determination.

According to Kashmir Media Service, Ghulam Ahmed Gulzar in a statement issued in Srinagar said one million Indian troops are enjoying unbridled powers under draconian laws committing grave human rights violations in the territory making the life of the besieged Kashmiris a hell.

The APHC leader appealed the international community to hold India accountable for its brutal actions in the occupied territory.

Meanwhile, Indian troops continued their cordon and search operations in different areas of Srinagar, Badgam, Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, Islamabad, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Poonch, Rajouri and Jammu. The residents of these areas said during these operations the troops barged into residential houses, terrorized the inmates including women and children and vandalize the household goods.

On the other hand, Jinko Gotoh, who was part of the five-member jury for the International Competition at the International Film Festival of India, in a statement posted on her twitter handle has maintained that she and two of her fellow jurors stand by the remarks made by jury head, Nadav Lapid, that The Kashmir Files is a propaganda movie.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest after Semeru erupts

Indonesian authorities have raised the warning on Semeru volcano in East Java province to the highest level on Sunday after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air.

In a statement, spokesperson for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, Abdul Muhari said, the evacuation of people, including children and seniors, living near the volcano had also begun.

He warned residents not to conduct any activities within 8 kilometres of Semeru’s eruption centre.

Source: Radio Pakistan

UN calls for support for vulnerable Lebanese, Syrian refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi in a statement at conclusion of his visit to Lebanon, appealed for sustained international support to vulnerable Lebanese and refugees in the crisis-stricken country.

He also pledged to continue work for finding long-term solution for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and in the region for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of refugees to Syria.

Source: Radio Pakistan