Qureshi pens letter to OIC for holding meeting on sidelines of UNGA session
"It is a diplomatic achievement of Pakistan that Kashmir issue is being talked about across world."
(Web Desk) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi urged the Muslim nations to take a serious notice of gross violations of human rights in occupied Kashmir.
In an interview with Arab News, he said he had appealed to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Kashmir for convening a meeting on the sidelines of United Nations (UN) General Assembly session in September.
He said it was a diplomatic achievement of Pakistan that Kashmir issue was being talked about all over the world.
Responding to a question, Qureshi said India was playing the role of a spoiler in the ongoing Afghan peace talks by distracting us through its moves in Kashmir.
He said US President Donald Trump had said on Friday that his offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir conflict “still stands” despite the insistence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the issue was bilateral.
Qureshi said as a result of Pakistan s proactive diplomacy, the Kashmir issue has been discussed amongst the world leaders in all major international forums.
About the situation in Afghanistan, he asserted Pakistan has been facilitating the dialogue process but Modi s unilateral actions in Kashmir have obviously diverted Pakistan s attention.
The foreign minister said India was playing a role of a spoiler in the Afghan peace process and the Western countries, particularly the United States should see it through.
