*ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in atelephonic conversion with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has saidthat UN is watching the alarming situation in Occupied Kashmir and willcontinue playing its role in this regard.*
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi telephoned UN secretary-general andapprised him about the simmering tensions between nuclear-armed arch-rivalsPakistan and India over atrocities and human rights violations by Indianforces in occupied Kashmir.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that regional peace situation has becomeprecarious after the unilateral steps taken by India in Occupied Kashmir.
India has put the entire Jammu and Kashmir area under complete lockdown andcommunications are banned in the territory from last 19 days, said Qureshi.
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FM Qureshi told the UN Secretary-General that a delegation of Indianopposition led by Rahul Gandhi was forced to return from Srinagar airportafter he arrived to assess the situation of Occupied Kashmir.
Earlier today, a delegation of Indian Opposition leader, including formerCongress president Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday left foroccupied Kashmir to visit Srinagar to assess the prevailing situation inthe area.
