ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Foreign Office responds over media reports of backchannel contact between Pakistan and India.
The Foreign Office has said that no backdoor talks are taking place betweenPakistan and India.
At his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, FO Spokesperson DrMuhammad Faisal said there are repeated offers of mediation from differentcountries on Kashmir dispute but India is not agreeing to it.
The spokesperson reminded that it was a considered view and policy ofPakistan that all matters can only be resolved through negotiations.
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Regarding the joint statement signed by different countries at UN HumanRights Council meeting, the spokesperson said this represents the growinginternational disapproval of Indian illegal and unilateral actions inoccupied Kashmir. He said there is global demand now for lifting oflockdown and all sorts of restrictions in the valley.
The spokesperson said India should stop misleading the internationalcommunity and respect the right of self determination of Kashmiri people.
