ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Pakistan, which faces a resolution on human rights violations at the annual session of the sub-commission on prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities at Geneva, has claimed that it has lobbied to move a similar resolution against India too.

Claire Palley, the UK member of the sub-commission, has first moved the resolution against Pakistan alleging human rights violation and tabled another one against India following Islamabad's lobbying, Pakistan's state run APP news agency reported today. Pakistan's ambassador at-large in Geneva, Akram Sheikh, described the resolution against his country as an ``unwarranted move'', the agency said and added that his hectic lobbying and personal endeavour convinced Palley to table another resolution against India for its, ``massive human rights abuses.''

The report further said a large number of Kashmiri leaders were also present in Geneva representing various NGOs to lobby for making Kashmir a separate issue and make the sub-commission recognise Kashmiris rights of self determination.

The agency said the Kashmiri leaders were dissapointed as ``Kashmir is mentioned alongwith other human rights problems in India'' and also at the failure of the sub-commission to recognise the Kashmiris' right of self-determination and the need for implementation of the US security council resolution.

It further said that Akram Sheikh held three meetings with Palley to withdraw her resolutions against Pakistan without success and finally registered Pakistan's protest and briefed her of various measures being taken by the Nawaz Sharif Government to redress the human rights situations in Pakistan and bring justice.

He said the present government was only six months old and was not responsible for what had happened in the past. He told her that there were ``more serious violations of human rights in India'' and hence the submission of resolution only against Pakistan was discriminatory.

The report, however, said independent experts in Geneva believe that neither the resolution against Pakistan nor against India is likely to be adopted.The sub-commission on human rights comprises 26 independent experts from various countries.

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