FM Qureshi terms death of Ashraf Sehrai as extrajudicial killing

Dunya News

Qureshi said Sehrai struggled in all his life for the Kashmir cause and right of self-determination.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi termed the death of senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Ashraf Sahrai as extrajudicial killing in custody, Dunya News reported on Sunday.

Addressing the condolence reference organized by Tehreek-e-Kashmir United Kindom regarding Ashraf Sahrai through video link, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Sehrai struggled in all his life for the Kashmir cause and right of self-determination.

FM Qureshi said that Sehrai never lost hope but in Kashmir struggle he lost his beloved son Junaid Sehrai through extra judicial killing in custody. Sehrai also left us under Indian custody which deeply saddened me.

"Sehrai saw ups and downs, faced oppression but never accepted India’s illegal occupation," Qureshi added. Foreign Minister Qureshi condoled with the berieved family of Sehrai and the leadership of APHC .

"On this occasion I want to reiterate Pakistan’s support to the Kashmir cause and are confident that Kashmiris will succed and one day achieve their objective according to the UN charter and commitment made under Security Council resolutions," Foreign Minister Qureshi concluded.