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Janjua summons Myanmar envoy to condemn violence against Rohingya Muslims
Foreign Secretary Tahmina Janjua summoned Myanmar's ambassador U. Win Myint to the Foreign Office on Saturday to register Pakistan's "strong protest" at the ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine State.
Janjua demanded that the Myanmar government takes "effective measures to prevent the recurrence of such violence" and ensures that the rights of the Rohingya population are upheld.
The foreign secretary also emphasised that in order to reach a "durable settlement of the problem", the recommendations of the Kofi Annan Commission be implemented that include urgent and sustained action to prevent violence, maintenance of peace, fostering reconciliation, assuring unhindered humanitarian access and addressing the issue of citizenship from which the Rohingya are deprived.
Janjua also called for an investigation into the recent violence and bring those who are "involved in these serious crimes" to justice.
During the visit, Myint assured Janjua that he will convey Pakistan's concerns to the Myanmar government.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif had expressed "deep anguish at the ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar". He said that the Rohingyas' plight is “a challenge to the conscience” of the world and that Pakistan was committed to providing humanitarian aid to them.
Despite mounting international pressure, Myanmar's military forces allegedly continue to persecute the Rohingya Muslim minority by burning down villages and killing the members of the minority group. The violence has escalated after an alleged Rohingya militant group carried out attacks on security forces. Many have fled to Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries.
Myanmar's democratic icon and leader Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is facing severe criticism from the global community, with many of her fellow Nobel laureates condemning her silence on the matter. However, Suu Kyi has condemned a "huge mountain of misinformation" without mentioning the thousands of refugees flocking to Bangladesh.
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britishers merged manymar ..with rohingya ..renamed as burma...hence its independent state status must be restored by uno...massacares of poor muslims there ..for eliminating them ..is not justfied.....its shame for humanity
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif's "deep anguish and Foreign Secretary Tahmina Janjua's "strong protest" , if such statements would have been coming from a poor man and woman on the street with little means but his tears and anguish, it would have been accepted.However, such a statement is not accepted from the Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary of the world’s only Muslim nuclear power, possessing the world’s seventh largest armed forces and sixth largest army.
Burma should be given aid to allow them to send all those who are not recognized to safe and like minded countries. All members of OIC countries should sponsor at least 10,000 refugees to come and settle in their countries. Otherwise it all seems like talk talk and talk.
Pakistan's selective display of solidarity is seriously questionable. An article in the Opinion section today is worth reading. Pakistan's foreign policy is a joke.
Excellent move by the foreign office of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The next step must be to throw the Burmese ambassador out of Islamabad in protest against the in-action of his prejudiced and biased government pertaining to the ruthless killings, burning down of the entire villages, genocide and crimes against humanity pertaining to the hapless, helpless, feeble, weak and trifle Rohingya Muslim minority of Burma. In fact, if only half of the 58 plus Islamic countries of the world emulate and imitate what government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has done by calling the Burmese ambassadors in their country's foreign offices to lodge a similar protest, more than 80 percent of this burning problem and relentless killings of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Burma will immediately stop.
Why not ask manymar embassy to close down in protest?
UNO immediate take action to restore independent muslim state, which was merged by Britishers.
liars should be deprived of Noble Peace award.
Pakistan government has very little power to influence Myanmar.
Not enough
Why didn't you summon Saudi envoy for what they did to Yemen. My soul was shattered by seeing the documentary, which showed man made famine.
The best way for Pakistan to highlight the plight of the Rohingya globally, is for PM Abbasi to visit their camps in Bangladesh.
Where are those Talibans, Al Qaida and ISIS now when our Muslim brothers are slaughtered or they just kill for money?
why are the richest oil producing countries in the middle east who call themself muslims quite on this matter?They can easly put pressure on the burmese govt or severe all trade with them. Pakistan has done enough according to its resources.
Very naive of Janjua to say that the Myanmar government should takes "effective measures to prevent the recurrence of such violence" and ensures that the rights of the Rohingya population are upheld". Is she really unaware of the fact that, Myanmar's iconic democratic leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is just a figurehead to show her lame democratic face to the world while the real power is still held by the Military?
@ISH Why should the Rohingya leave their homes and land? They have as much rights over their country as any other citizen does.
OIC group of countries please open your doors. Pakistan please take lead. There is no future for these people in Burma.
Why are all the foreigners dictating to Pakistan to do this to do that? Why are they not telling Bangladas and India to immediately contact the Burmese Govt.to solve this problem?
@Ahsan, yes thats the revelation. Muslim needs separate state if they are in minority but if in majority Muslim never give equal rights to minority. Muslim never want to live in coexistence.
You don't condemn you stop any diplomatic relations. Do that.
Pakistan is tired of dealing with Refugees.Let other countries handle them.
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad - I really appreciate your sentiments on the extreme step to be taken by the Govt of Pakistan in sending back the ambassador of Myanmar. I hope you may also apply your principled approach in sending back the ambassador of SA over the atrocities and murders of Yemenese. Also have a thought even if it is momentary for the Uighers also.
Rohingiyas must vacate Myanmar. Let Burmese live im peace.
India is with burma long live india and burma.
This is imotional & not pracical decision in the interest of country. Believe me, you have forced one more country to act as no friend of yours.
janjua communication skills are very pathetic, I hope the maynamar envoy understand what she says.
Pakistan, turkey and Iran should park a destroyer each and fend of burmese allowing Rohingyas to return and establish their independent country.
Janjua demanded that the Myanmar government takes "effective measures to prevent the recurrence of such violence" Keep talking ..What required is action not talks madam.
@Mohammad Jamal Uddin : Pak army should give an ultimatum to Burma for immediate halt of State sponsored massacre of Rohingya Muslims.
The best way for Pakistan to highlight the plight of the Rohingya is for PM Abassi to visit their camps in Bangladesh.
@Muhammad Tahir Jamali : Liar is a mild word for such a shameless racist hypocrite.
@Shiv Gautam : Why Modi went to Burma, to congratulate Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi ?
Why this act was not done before? Why is the envoy not sent back.
@Mohammad Jamal Uddin So you want us to go to war with myanmar? Your reference to our nukes also suggest that you want pakistan to nuke myanmar. Please talk sensibly.
Why don't big powers meet at UNO to take action against Burma for continued killing of muslims?
Also, please accept Rohingya refugees to the maximum extent possible.
Instead of registering protest, Pakistan must take in the refugees and provide for them as a state made specially for Muslims.
Take them as pakistan citizens. Problem solved.
Please take in all rohingya refugee and give them proper shelter, if pakistan govt is serious. I wish to know what else the govt is doing instead of just making news.
Why didn't he take his shoe off and smack the heck out of the envoy! We should immediately remove our ambassador, sent their ambassador packing. Cut diplomatic ties and ask everyone else to do the same. Impose an economic sanction on Burma.
@ISH This is exactly what the Burmese want. They want all the rohingaya to be gone so they can take over their lands.
@Shiv Gautam. I think you better understand the world Politics.In Rohinga, there is a genocide but Yemen is the case of civil war.Even UNO recognized this genocide. For further information please see the refugees details of Karen ethnic group as well. Being a human, we need to understand the stress and pain of all human being.
Not enough, ambassador must be expelled immediately
Pakistan as leading Muslim nation should convince China to put tremendous pressure on Myanmar to stop Rohingya Muslim genocide.