Islamabad:
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Thursday strongly
condemned reported atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslim
community in Burma (Myanmar).
In a statement issued in response to
local and international media reports suggesting widespread killings of
Muslims, he said that persecution of a particular community in such
manner is blatant violation of fundamental humanitarian principles.
“Burmese government’s silence on mass killings of Rohingya Muslims is disturbing,” the statement said.
Khan urged the Pakistani government to
mobilize diplomatic efforts on urgent basis to stop the potential
genocide of Muslims in Myanmar.
He also urged local and international human rights organisations to fight against the potential genocide of the community.
The PTI chief warned that continued
persecution of the community in Myanmar will fuel communal hatred both
locally and internationally.
He urged the international community to pressurise the Burmese government to take urgent measures for ending the massacre.
It is to be mentioned here that Pakistan
Foreign Office on Wednesday also condemned the killings of Rohingya
Muslims in Burma and said that the ruling junta must take serious
actions against the killings.
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