Pakistan concerned over discovery of nameless graves in Kashmir

Thursday, April 10, 2008, 18:09 [IST]

Islamabad, Apr 10 (UNI) Pakistan has expressed concern over reports about discovery of 1,000 nameless graves in Jammu and Kashmir.

''We are deeply concerned on these reports,'' foreign office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq told a press briefing in Islamabad today.

Mr Sadiq demanded that India should allow international human rights organisations to conduct an independent investigation into the issues of disappeared persons and discovery of nameless graves.

He emphasised the need to focus on the resolution of Kashmir dispute to bring an end to the sufferings of the Kashmiri people.

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