ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday has responded overIndian objections of Pakistan FM contact with APHC leader Mirwaiz UmarFarooq.
He rejected objections raised by India over Foreign Minister Shah MehmoodQureshi’s telephone call to All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) chiefMirwaiz Umar Farooq.
A day earlier, FM Qureshi briefed the APHC leader on the efforts ofPakistan government to highlight the human rights violations beingperpetrated by the Indian occupation forces in Indian occupied Jammu andKashmir.
Farooq appreciated the efforts of the Pakistan government and emphasisedthat the Indian atrocities shall never be able to suppress the will of thepeople.
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“Kashmir is an unresolved issue between Pakistan and India and acknowledgedas such through UN Security Council resolutions, including the SimlaAgreement and the Lahore Declaration,” a statement issued by the foreignoffice said.
“We also categorically reject any insinuation that seeks to project as“terrorism” the legitimate struggle of the Kashmiri people forself-determination. This is an outright travesty,” the statement said.
