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THEUN’s deputy secretarygeneral called on Muslim nations Wednesday to remind Afghanistan’s de facto authorities, the Taliban, that women have rights in Islam.

Amina Mohammed traveled to a few countries including Turkey, Indonesia and some of the Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, before her delegation visited Afghanistan to gain insights from an engagement with the Taliban.

”There’s a proposal on the table now that the UN together with the OIC — the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation — would co-convene with a number of countries an international conference within March on women in the Muslim world, and this would bring in the issues of Afghanistan, but also the region,” she told reporters at UN headquarters after completing a four-day trip to Afghanistan.

”When Malala (Yousafzai) was shot, she was shot in Pakistan. So there is a regional problem. There is a region that needs to also come to the front with pushing for the rights of women in Islam.”

She emphasized that it is very important for Muslim countries to come to-

Kashmiris observe Black Day on India’s ‘Republic Day’

ISLAMABAD Staff RepoRt gether and remind the Taliban that women have rights in Islam.

Kashmiris across the Line of Control and the world over observed Indian Republic Day, on January 26, as Black Day to protest against the continued denial by India of their right to selfdetermination in accordance with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.

In Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir (IIOJK), the day was marked by a complete strike whereas protest rallies and demonstrations were held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan and world-over. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) had given a call for observing Black Day and was supported by other freedom-loving organizations and leaders.

In IIOJK, the Indian authorities had turned the whole territory into military garrison and had intensified checking and frisking in Srinagar city and other parts of the valley.

In Islamabad, the APHC (AJK Chapter) staged a protest in front of the Indian High Commission. The protest was also joined by heads and leaders of various political parties of AJK. Speaking on the occasion, the speakers said India had no right to celebrate its Republic Day in IIOJK, which it had occupied against Kashmiris’ will.

APHC-AJK Convener, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, while speaking on the occasion said India had been using brutal tactics to suppress the Kashmiris’ freedom sentiment but miserably failed in its nefarious designs. The protesters were holding black flags and banners and placards with slogans against India and in favour of Kashmir’s freedom from Indian occupation.

”A lot of what we have to deal with is how we travel the Taliban from the 13th century to the 21st, and that’s a journey,” she said. The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021 followed by the disruption of international financial assistance has left the worn-torn country in economic, humanitarian and human rights crises.

The Taliban regime has recently moved to close universities to female students across the country until further notice and has barred girls from attending secondary school, restricted women and girls’

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freedom of movement, excluded women from most areas of the workforce and banned women from using parks, gyms and public bath houses. Women and girls have been deprived of their rights, including the right to education, and disappeared from public life under the Taliban.

Thousands of women have since lost their jobs or were forced to resign from government institutions and the private sector. Girls have also been prevented from attending middle and high schools. Many women have demanded that their rights be reinstated by taking to the streets, protesting and organizing campaigns.