Washington (Web Desk): Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to stop using sexual violence as a weapon in armed conflicts.
During a Security Council debate on the week-long International Women’s Day, Pakistan’s UN ambassador Munir Akram urged the forum to focus on the ongoing violence against women in India-held Jammu and Kashmir.
“Less visible in the Security Council’s debate is the ongoing violence against women and girls in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” he said and added, “There’s documented evidence of rape and sexual violence being used as a weapon of war (in the region).”
Munir Akram also urged the world leaders to warn Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that “massacre in India will seriously endanger international relations”.