Pakistan paid rich tribute, on International Women’s Day, to the resolve and perseverance of Kashmiri women in the face of gruesome atrocities at the hands of India.

Spokesman for Pakistan’s foreign office, Aisha Farooqui on Sunday took to Twitter and tweeted that: “We pay special tribute to all the Kashmiri women who have suffered Indian atrocities Since 1989: 22,911 women widowed 11,179 women molested and raped 2377 women killed Women leaders Asiya Andrabi, Nahida Nasreen, Fahmida Sofi & many others remain incarcerated #Kashmiriwomen

As the world observes International Women’s Day, the miseries and victimisation of women in Occupied Kashmir continue unabated at the hands of Indian troops.