ISLAMABAD – Pakistan officially responds over sensitive issue of TurkishMilitary operations in Syria.
PAKISTAN Foreign Office spokesman Dr Faisal has said Pakistan appreciatedTurkey’s role in finding a viable solution to the conflict in Syria andacknowledged its humanitarian efforts of hosting 3.5 million Syrianrefugees on its soil.
He said Pakistan recognized Turkey’s legitimate security concerns in theregion and stressed that a political solution to the Syrian conflict bereached at the earliest, taking into account concerns of all regionalstakeholders.
Dr Faisal said as Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir continued, Pakistanwas making efforts to highlight the issue on every international avenue andforum.
“This is a persistent and consistent pattern of efforts, and Pakistan willnever inch back from raising voice for the eight million Kashmiris who havebeen confined under continuous communication lockdown and curfew,” he said.
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The spokesman said Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts had cornered India, thathad no way left to justify its wrongs in the Valley.
On prospects of resumption of the stalled process of SAARC (South AsianAssociation of Regional Cooperation), he said dates were being worked outafter the Indian objection was vacated, raised during the SAARC ministerialcouncil of foreign ministers’ consultative meeting, held on the sidelinesof United Nations General Assembly.
