Multan: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan hasdecided to raise Kashmir issue again on international forums.
While talking to media in Multan today, he said that it’s been more thanhundred days that occupied Kashmir is under stringent curfew and lockdown.
“It’s been 112 days of curfew in occupied Kashmir. There are gross humanrights violations happening in the valley. Pakistan has decided to raiseits voice again on international forums regarding Kashmir,” he said.
The foreign minister further stated that there is a need for mutualconsensus on Kashmir issue.
“Due to our internal socio-political situation, attention was diverted fromKashmir but there is no disagreement between opposition and government onthis issue. I also request media not to shift its focus from Kashmir,” hesaid.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi stated that Prime Minister Imran Khan will also beinvited to attend the next session of Kashmir Cell.
“We will analyze different legal and political avenues with respect toKashmir in the session. We are glad that American Congress and EuropeanUnion (EU) also highlighted the issue of Kashmir in their respectivesessions,” he said.
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Regarding the US diplomat for South Asia, Alice Wells’ statement onChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), FM said that Pakistan does notagree with her stance.
“That was her stance and we do not agree that this project would burden oureconomy. Projects under CPEC will continue and it will prove to be agame-changer for regional development,” he said.
On the incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Norwegian city ofKristiansand, he said that Foreign Office on Saturday summoned theambassador of Norway to convey and conveyed deep concern of the governmentand people of Pakistan over an incident.
“We have also asked our ambassador in Oslo to contact Foreign Ministry ofNorway and register our protest,” he said.
