Islamabad: Altaf Hussain Wani, Chairman of Kashmir Institute of International Relations, has urged the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief to stop the “systematic and selective targeting” of educational and religious institutions in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir24, in a communication to Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea, Wani expressed concern over Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom being declared “unlawful” under UAPA, disrupting studies of nearly 1,000 students forced to quit mid-session. He said the seminary has long produced doctors, scholars and IT professionals.
Wani noted that since 2019, hundreds of Falah-e-Aam Trust schools have been closed by occupation authorities under UAPA, hitting poor communities hardest. He also flagged structural changes after adoption of NCERT-aligned curriculum.