I stand with the people of Kashmir: Malala

September 07, 2016 17:00

Pakistan's teenage Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has called on the United Nations, the international community, Pakistan and India to work together to improve the conditions in Kashmir, which is presently witnessing a period of massive unrest.

"The Kashmiri people, like people everywhere, deserve their fundamental human rights... They should live free of fear and repression," Malala said.

"I call on the United Nations, the international community and India and Pakistan to work together with utmost urgency to right these wrongs, providing the people of Kashmir with the dignity, respect and freedom they deserve," the Dawn quoted Malala as saying.

Killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani had sparked protests across the Indian side of Kashmir after which curfew was imposed in the region.

Malala said that due to the weeks-long curfew imposed in Kashmir "many schools have been closed... keeping children away from their classrooms."

"I stand with the people of Kashmir. My 14 million Kashmiri sisters and brothers have always been close to my heart," she said.

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