PTI govt will address water issue being faced the country: Shah Mehmood
Dr Afia Siddiqui is daughter the of nation and govt would take all possible steps for her release
MULTAN (Web Desk) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will address the water issue being faced the country.
Talking to media after offering Eidul Azha prayers in Multan, he said that the water shortage was a serious matter not only for Pakistan but for the whole region too.
The minister said that all the four provinces are agreed on the construction of Bhasha Dam.
As regards new provinces, he said that two-third majority in the parliament is required for establishing new provinces.
Answering a question, Qureshi said that the world is well aware about the atrocities being perpetrated by the Indian forces on the people in occupied Kashmir, adding that Pakistan wants to address the core issue of Kashmir in a peaceful manner through dialogue with India and hopefully the latter would reciprocate Pakistan’s offer for talks.
The foreign minister said that Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf has nominated Arif Alvi as President of Pakistan and added that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) should also support PTI in this connection.
He said:” Aitzaz Ahsan, the nominee of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for president, was a lawyer of high calibre and a seasoned politician, and his role as the Leader of Opposition in the Senate was hailed by all the political parties.”
“According to media reports, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) pressurizing the PPP to withdraw Aitzaz as a presidential candidate was unjustified,” he added.
Responding to a question, he said that Dr Afia Siddiqui was a daughter of the nation and the government would take all possible steps for her release from imprisonment in the United States. He had raised voice for her release at all international forums as a foreign minster during the PPP’s era, he added.
To another question, Qureshi said he had raised the issue of blasphemous caricatures during the maiden cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. All the cabinet members strongly condemned the move.
Pakistani envoys in Geneva and New York had been directed to raise the matter, he said and urged the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation countries to play their due role in that regard too.
He said Pakistan had also recorded its protest with the Dutch government by calling its ambassador to the Foreign Office in Islamabad.
