A top Indian diaspora group has urged US President Joe Biden to reject the appointment of Masood Khan as Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, alleging that the diplomat is a sympathiser and supporter of terrorist groups.
The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), in a statement on Wednesday, urged Biden to reject the appointment of the 바카라Jihadi-terrorist-sympathiser바카라 Masood Khan as Pakistani ambassador to the United States.
바카라We also request Secretary of State Antony Blinken and members of the Senate and House committees on foreign relations to support this rejection,바카라 it said.
바카라Masood Khan has repeatedly demonstrated a soft spot for Jihadi-terrorists, including Aafia Siddiqui, a convicted terrorist operative known as 바카라Lady al-Qaeda바카라. His support to designated terrorist organisations under the US law such as Hizbul Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), and Jamaat-e-Islami, is not only inimical to US Interests, but also to global peace,바카라 FIIDS said.
FIIDS is a US-based institute for US-India policy studies and awareness.
바카라Khan바카라s diplomatic role in the United States may open an avenue for access for terrorist organisations to US institutions. Furthermore, his former active role as president of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir will complicate US relations with its strategic partner India. His support to the Taliban will also adversely affect US interests in Afghanistan,바카라 it said.
In a detailed statement, FIIDS added that Khan is a supporter of Aafia Siddiqui and had tweeted on May 7, 2020, 바카라@AmbassadorJones: The US Government can find a way to free Aafia Siddiqui. Washington has negotiated a peace deal with the Taliban, once considered inveterate enemies. Room must now be created for Aafia바카라s freedom. Long overdue.바카라
The group also alleged that in 2019, Khan shared stage with Fazlur Rehman Khalil, global terrorist and founder of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), designated as a terrorist organisation under the US law.
"Masood Khan is also a supporter of Jamaat-e-Islami, whose killing squads helped the Pakistani military carry out acts of genocide against Bangladeshis in 1971 when hundreds of thousands of minorities were raped, killed and millions were displaced,바카라 it said.
바카라On the fifth death anniversary of dreaded terrorist Burhan Wani, a former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen - a designated terrorist organisation under US law, Khan had called out Wani a 바카라role model for freedom fighters across the globe바카라,바카라 the statement said.
FIIDS added that Khan served as president of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) until August 25, 2021, with Human Rights Watch reports stating that the Pakistani government represses democratic freedoms, muzzles press and practices routine torture in the PoK.
바카라During his rule, various press releases published by Khan's presidential office included support and praise for terrorists such as Junaid Sehrai and Tariq Ahmed Hizbul. Khan said they are martyrs and called their terrorist acts as sacrifices.
"His firm support of terrorists and separatists in Kashmir will create uneasiness and unwarranted complications in US-India relations when the US may need India바카라s active involvement in the India Pacific region, Afghanistan and Eurasia,바카라 the group added.
