Dr Abdul Wahid Soomro (MNA Pakistan Peoples Party)

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday underlined importance of Kashmir issue and condemned human rights violations in India held-Kashmir.
“We condemn violations of human rights in held Kashmir. It is an important issue and Monday’s resolution has sensitized international community on these violations,” he said in National Assembly in response to a point raised by Chairman Parliamentary Kashmir Committee, Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
He said it is for the first time that Chair Kashmir Committee is going to United Nation on this issue.The Prime Minister also expressed concerns on reporting regarding arrest of Maulana Fazlur Rehman. “What concern Maulana has raised is painful. He is honorable member of the House and Chair as custodian of the House should also take notice of it and protect rights of the members.”
He said Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been elected Chairman of Kashmir Committee unanimously by the House and he is a respectable member.

Gilani also asked Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs to take notice of this report and inform the House. He requested media to show responsibility in reporting on sensitive issues and said, we shall appreciate responsible reporting.
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi also included Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with other two ministries to investigate the report.
Earlier, Maulana Fazlur Rehman had informed the House about a report on a private channel regarding his arrest in Doha on way to United States saying, this report was baseless and concocted. “I have not yet been issued visa. I am here and the report is baseless and meant to tarnish my image.”
Fazl said he was going abroad as Chairman Kashmir Committee on an official visit and sought ruling from the Chair on this report.
Urges MNAs
And, another report says that Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday stressed upon the elected members to regularly visit their respective constituencies particularly in the flood ravaged areas to redress their problems.
The upcoming phases of rehabilitation and reconstruction, he said would require hectic efforts and constant monitoring by the elected representatives.
The Prime Minister expressed the views while talking to a group of MNAs who met him at his chamber at Parliament House. The MNAs lauded the Prime Minister for his comments expressing support to the visit of Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Chairman Kashmir Committee to USA.
The upcoming visit of Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, they said, will effectively  present the principal stance of Government of Pakistan on the Kashmir Issue.
The Prime Minister said that Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman was unanimously elected Chairman of the Kashmir Committee and both the houses of Parliament had unanimously passed Kashmir resolution condemning the human rights violation in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, so he was going abroad with full mandate.
The parliamentarians apprised the Prime Minister of the ongoing relief activities in their respective constituencies and also discussed the steps taken for the commencement of next phase of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Senior Minister Punjab Raja Riaz, Maulana Fazal ur Rehman, Minister for Health, Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Minister of State for Interior, Tasneem Ahmad Qureshi, Fauzia Wahab, Asma Arbab Alamgir, Khurram Jehangir Watto, Qudsia Arshad, Shaheen Ashfaq, Ghous Baksh Mehr, Sheikh Aftab, Dewan Aashiq Bokhari, Nadeem Afzal Chan were also present in the meeting.
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