Times of Islamabad

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi : India should stop war hysteria

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi : India should stop war hysteria

The Foreign Minister warned the Indian government against even thinking of a misadventure and reminded that the whole Pakistani nation, leadership, political parties and armed forces are united. He said Pakistan is a peace-loving country and wants peace in the region, however, it cannot be intimidated with flimsy tactics of war. Shah Mehmood Qureshi said India should not even think of casting an evil eye on Pakistan.

Expressing his dismay over the Indian government’s high-handedness stirred by belligerent attitude, the Minister said the Indian government is whipping up tensions by issuing notifications regarding leaves cancellation of its medical professionals and asking people to ensure supply of grains in their store.He said additional troops are being sent to Occupied Kashmir which clearly indicates Indian aggression.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi also lamented creation of an environment of fear and insecurity in the occupied Kashmir and said the Kashmiris have been subjected to brutal violence in several Indian states. He said large-scale arrests have been made in the held valley and all the Hurriyat leaders have been put under arrest after the Pulwama incident.

Foreign Minister said the Hurriyat leaders are being forced to leave Kashmir and even the politicians like Mehbooba Mufti are also now raising their voices against the Indian atrocities. The Foreign Minister said All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has declared that India can unleash aggression of any extent, but it cannot suppress the facts. He said the new generation of Kashmir has the searing spirit for freedom from the illegal Indian occupation of the valley.

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