Indian actions in Occupied Kashmir can endanger peace in South Asia: Qureshi tells OIC
Last updated on: 06 August,2019 09:25 pm
Qureshi addressed to the emergency meeting of OIC Contact Group on Kashmir in Jeddah.
JEDDAH (Dunya News) - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said revocation of Article 370 and 35-A by Indian parliament Lok Sabha, is a clear violation of international laws. He said India s steps taken in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir can endanger peace in South Asia.
He was addressing to the emergency meeting of OIC Contact Group on Kashmir in Jeddah on Tuesday which was convened in wake of latest situation in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir erupted after revocation of Article- 370 by Indian parliament.
He said about one hundred thousand Kashmiris have been martyred by Indian forces in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir since 1989.
Pakistan asks the OIC to show solidarity through action with the people of IoK by recognizing that this unilateral step by India was against the very status of IoK as enshrined in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. 2/3
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) August 6, 2019Shah Mahmood Qureshi said about 22000 Kashmiri women became widowed, 108,000 children orphaned and 12000 women were raped in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Foreign Minister said India s sending more troops, closure of educational institutions and imposition of emergency like measures by India in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, which is the most militarized area in the world, was indicating intentions of India.
OIC recognizes that this aggression puts more than 1.5 billion people of South Asia at risk. I reiterated Pakistan’s stance on the peaceful resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute and that India’s hostility doesn’t give me much hope for a covenant for peace. 3/3
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) August 6, 2019Foreign Minister said he had apprised United Nations Security Council and General Secretary OIC about the apprehensions of Pakistan regarding the measures and steps taken by India. He urged the participants of the meeting to pay immediate attention towards this issue.
The delegations of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and other member countries participated in the meeting.
Pakistani delegation was led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.