ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has urged India toexercise restraint and do away with its war mongering and aggressiveposturing.
Addressing a media briefing in Islamabad on Sunday, he said Pakistan istaking steps to de-escalate tensions but India is making emergencypreparations to put pressure on Pakistan.
The Minister said Indian government has issued circulars to employees inOccupied Kashmir, cancelling their leaves and ordering them to makehoardings of stocks and food.
He said India is dispatching additional ten thousand troops to the heldvalley in anticipation of a bigger crackdown.
As a result, Kashmiris are scared and they have shut down their businesses.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said a wave of harassing and tormenting Kashmiris hasset in and there are reports of Kashmiri people across the country beingbeaten, their properties set light and intimidated.
The Minister said Hurriyet leadership has been taken into custody and stepsare being taken to deport them from Kashmir.
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He said Indian police and security forces are acting as silent spectatorsand do nothing to stop this harassment campaign against Kashmiris.
The Foreign Minister gave a clear message to India that Pakistan will notbe cowed down by its threats and bullish attitude.
He said the whole nation is united to defend the motherland and our army,politicians, youth, and old stand shoulder to shoulder to counter anyaggression by India.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan wants peace but it should not bemisconstrued as our weakness.
