International community doesn't accept Kashmir as India's internal matter: Qureshi
Imran Khan has raised Kashmir matter on every platform: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday has told that the international community doesn’t consider occupied Kashmir conflict as internal matter of India.
While addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the foreign minister said that six political parties of occupied Kashmir had rejected the Indian government’s illegal step of ending special status of the valley by abrogating Article 370.
The economy of Kashmir has collapsed due to Indian action and increasing human rights violations, he added.
FM Qureshi further said that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has raised Kashmir matter on every platform for the freedom of innocent people living in this valley. Kashmiris are still fighting for their right of self-determination, he stated.
The minister told that China also has been holding a clear stance on Kashmir issue that the dispute should be resolved under the United Nations (UN) resolutions.
He further stated that Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has several times passed unambiguous resolutions in support of oppressed Kashmiri people.
Answering another question, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said a delegation of Afghan Taliban is in Islamabad for consultations and that Pakistan’s facilitating role on Afghanistan issue led to a peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban.
He said the next logical step is intra-Afghan dialogue, which should be started at the earliest. A large number of people in Afghanistan desire peace and stability in the country, he went on to say.
To a question about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the foreign minister said both the countries have been resolutely pursuing the project and the pace of implementation of the project will increase in days to come. CPEC will benefit regional connectivity, he added.
