Pak cabinet condemns killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

Pakistan's cabinet today passed a resolution, condemning the killing of innocent Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
The resolution also called upon Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to take immediate steps to stop the atrocities being committed in Myanmar where her party is in power.
The cabinet meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, according to an official statement.
"The brutal and barbaric acts perpetrated against the unarmed civilian population not only constitute state terrorism, but also question the collective human conscience across nations and societies," the resolution said.
It also demanded the UN to take the lead under its mandate to immediately stop the violence in Myanmar.

The resolution was adopted as religious and student groups took to streets in different cities to condemn the killing of Rohingya Muslims. In Islamabad, police stopped the protestors from moving towards the embassy of Myanmar.

The latest spate of violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine state on August 25 after alleged Rohingya insurgents attacked several police posts, triggering a counter-offensive by the military that resulted in the death of at least 400 people.
Rakhine, the poorest region in Myanmar, is home to more than a million Rohingya. They have faced decades of persecution in the Buddhist-majority country, where they are not considered citizens.

Soldiers and armed residents have been accused of carrying out a killing spree against Rohingya Muslim men, women, and children.