Pakistan Asked To Protest Burmese Muslims Massacre

Islamabad, July 23 IRNA-- Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded the Pakistani government to call the Myanmar ambassador and lodge a severe protest against the massacre of Burmese Muslim community in Myanmar. The party chief, Munawar Hasan, demanded that Pakistan should also submit a requisition to summon a General Assembly session in the United Nations to ponder over the situation in Myanmar. He deplored that more than 4 million Muslims were facing terrorism and fanaticism in its extreme form, but the international community had turned a blind eye to the issue. 'Hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Myanmar are being forced to turn away from Islam and migrate to other countries,' he added. He appealed to the international community to play its due role to safeguard the fundamental human rights in Myanmar as such incidents were a slap on the so-called civilized world society. He also called on the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take immediate measures to stop the massacre in Myanmar. He further said that the UN should give up its double standards against the Muslim community and take notice of the violation of basic human rights in Myanmar. He expressed deep regret over the 'massacre and inhumane treatment' being accorded to Burmese Muslims./end