Humanitarian crisis in IoK exposes false Indian narrative: FM Qureshi
Last updated on: 13 September,2019 10:48 pm
The FM said the world was speaking out against the Indian barbaric acts in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said that the joint statement issued by 58 countries of the UN Human Rights Council was very encouraging.
Chairing the third meeting of the Kashmir Cell formed on the prime minister’s directive, he said that the way the international community had expressed its concerns over the horrific situation in IoK was unprecedented.
The foreign minister went on to say that Pakistan’s concerted efforts had brought Kashmir issue in the limelight and the world’s reaction on humanitarian crisis in the territory had exposed the false Indian narrative on the indigenous independence movement of Kashmir.
Qureshi briefed the meeting on his recent visit to Geneva and his meetings there.
He viewed that the civil society, human rights organizations and international media had expressed serious reservations over the serious human rights violations by India in the IoK. Moreover, the joint statement issued by 58 countries of the UN Human Rights Council was also very encouraging, he added.
The FM said the world was speaking out against the Indian barbaric acts in Kashmir that had also exposed its (Indian) false narrative.
The meeting was attended by Federal Law Minister Firogh Nasim, Special Assistant to PM on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, civil and military authorities and senior officers of the foreign ministry.