Daily Times
April 11, 2021
Expert while speaking at a webinar on Saturday urged the governments to reactivate the South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to curb the militancy and terrorisms, bilateral conflicts and transboundary challenges confronting the region because of climate change. Occupied Kashmir is the flashpoint between the two nuclear nation states where violation of human rights is at its peak. The panel of experts urged the nondemocratic forces to give a chance to people to strengthen democracy and democratic institutions within their countries.
Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) organized the international webinar on the theme “Ensuring human right for peace in the region”. The panel of experts included former senator Farhatullah Babar, Lt. General (r) Talat Masood, Justice (r) Ali Nawaz Chowhan, General Secretary Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Harris Khalique, Devcom-Pakistan Executive Director Munir Ahmed, an expert from
SAARC reactivation, conflicts resolution urged for peace in South Asia
Islamabad
April 11, 2021
Islamabad : Expert while speaking at a webinar on Saturday urged the governments to reactivate the South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to curb the militancy and terrorisms, bilateral conflicts and transboundary challenges confronting the region because of climate change.
Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) is the flashpoint between the two nuclear states where violations of human rights are at their peak.
The panel of experts urged the non-democratic forces to give a chance to people to strengthen democracy and democratic institutions within their countries. Democracy ensures basic human rights that lead to peace in a society. But, unfortunately the hegemonic approaches and decision making of the governments have excluded the voices of the people. Only the vested interest prevails at the cost of human rights.