ISLAMABAD: Pakistan FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi writes important letter to UNGAand UNSC Chiefs.
In an effort to highlight the dire situation in occupied Kashmir, ForeignMinister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday wrote comprehensive letters to theUnited Nations (UN) secretary general and UNSC president.
In a statement, Foreign Officer spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said thatPakistan will continue to draw the world’s attention toward the plight ofthe Kashmiri people in the face of inhuman lockdown since India’s illegaland unilateral actions of 5 August 2019. He said that the letters werewritten on 31st of October.
Among other things, the foreign minister conveyed Pakistan’s rejection ofthe “bifurcation” of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, he added.
The spokesperson said that FM Qureshi highlighted the continued violationof human rights by Indian occupation forces and underlined New Delhi’sbelligerent rhetoric and actions.
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In his letter, FM Qureshi said, “The iron curtain that has descended onIOJ&K, holding over 8 million Kashmiris under siege, has no parallel inrecent history.”
He further said that the government of Pakistan had rejected the‘bifurcation’ of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir into two unionterritories.
He noted that changing the status quo in IoK unilaterally was in completeviolation of the UN Security Council resolutions.
