The Kashmir conflict is a vital cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy,according to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi link.
The Kashmir conflict is a vital cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy,according to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. “The Kashmir disputeshould be resolved in line with the resolutions of the United NationsSecurity Council,” Qureshi said to Kashmiri leaders while discussing thegross human rights violations in Indian Kashmir.
“Peace cannot be restored in the south Asian region without resolving theKashmir dispute.”
Munir Akram, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UnitedNations, was also present.
Pakistan, according to Qureshi, has strong concerns over human rightsabuses in Indian Kashmir. He reaffirmed his country’s commitment toproviding unarmed Kashmiris with moral, political, and diplomaticassistance.
The FM said that India plans to alter the demographic makeup of theoccupied territory, as he previously stated while speaking at the Instituteof Regional Studies in Islamabad that the Indian government granted over1.8 million fake domicile certificates to non-Kashmiris in order to tip thepopulation balance in New Delhi’s favour.
Qureshi expressed the government’s unwavering commitment to the Kashmircause, saying Prime Minister Imran Khan was not a mercenary looking to selloff the Kashmir.
“We are not business people and we will never accept any bargain forKashmir,” he said.
Qureshi compared the condition in Kashmir to Palestine’s ongoing simmeringcrisis.”There is a similarity between the situations of Palestine andKashmir,” he said while addressing a ceremony of overseas Pakistanis.
“There is a similarity between the situations of Palestine and Kashmir,” hesaid while addressing a ceremony of overseas Pakistanis.
During his meeting with the UN secretary-general, he brought up thesimilarities between the situations in Kashmir and Palestine, he told agroup of Pakistanis living abroad.
Palestinians want to live in harmony, he said, and Pakistanis want to livein peace with their neighbours as well.
“But, we have issues which can be talked over and settled,” he pointed out.“So, let’s sit down together and seek solutions to the problems. With ourissues amicably tackled, we can live together like good neighbours.”