The European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) on Monday demanded India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi lift the New Delhi-sanctioned curfew in occupied Kashmir immediately, according to a Pakistani private TV website. Expressing serious concern over the complete communication and media blackout in the Muslim-majority Himalayan region, the European Parliament strongly criticised India and its members condemned the behaviour of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) administration. Members of the European Parliament demanded India start a dialogue with Pakistan right away and Modi immediately lift the curfew in Kashmir.

The members further said the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament should issue a reactionary statement on the situation in occupied Kashmir as soon as possible. The Kashmiri Diaspora, Kashmir Council EU, and Free Kashmir Organisation have since August 5 been protesting in front of the EU's foreign ministry as well as the Indian embassy in Belgium and other European cities.

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