ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says third partymediation is the only option to resolve the festering Kashmir dispute.
In an interview with Swiss TV, he said Swiss officials have reportedlyincluded Kashmir issue in the agenda of their expected meeting with Indianleaders, which is a welcoming development.
The Foreign Minister said India will have to act upon the UN resolutionsand international laws.
He urged New Delhi to immediately lift curfew and give right to live to thepeople of Occupied Kashmir. He said children are unable to go to theirschools and patients are deprived of medical facilities there.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said facts about the real situation in the held valleyare not coming out due to communications blackout there. He appreciated therole of international media and international human rights organizations inhighlighting the Kashmir issue.
Regarding Afghanistan, he said Pakistan played a proactive role to bringTaliban to dialogue table for maintaining peace and stability in the region.
He said Islamabad believes that military option is no solution to theAfghan issue.