The US is concerned about human rights situation in the Azad Kashmir
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- The US is concerned about human rights situation in the Azad Kashmir
- US said it had always urged Pakistan to work out differences in its region peacefully
- It said that Pakistan was well aware of the US policy on the Kashmir issue.
WASHINGTON: The US is concerned about human rights situation in thePakistan-occupied Kashmir and the country's Balochistan province, the State Department has said.
US State Department spokesperson Mark C Toner on Tuesday said the US was concerned about the " human rights situation " there and had "
reported it for several years in our Human Rights Report".
He made the remarks while responding to a question about Pakistan Army's oppression in Pakistan-held Kashmir and Balochistan , during a press briefing here.
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