UK asks India to lift restrictions in IIOJ&K
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January 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom (UK) has asked India to lift all restrictions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) and allow a team from its High Commission in Delhi to visit the occupied territory for a first-hand assessment of the situation.
The demand has been made by the UK Secretary of State for Justice Robert Buckland while replying to a debate on the “political situation in Kashmir” in the Westminster Hall on Wednesday.
Responding to the debate, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minister, Nigel Adams said the situation in Kashmir remains an issue for India and Pakistan and it should be resolved according to the wishes of Kashmiri people. A British minister and 10 members of Parliament spoke about the plight of the citizens of IIOJ&K during the debate organised by Sarah Owen.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that disappointment had spread within the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and that they were only holding rallies to reassure their workers so that the frustration doesn’t spread among them.
Four soldiers martyred in LoC, North Waziristan clashes: ISPR
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According to ISPR, clashes occurred along the Line of Control and in North Waziristan.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - A Sepoy of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom amid bravely fighting back Indian Forces’ unprovoked ceasefire violation in Dewa Sector along the Line of Control while three soldiers have been martyred in a clash with terrorists in North Waziristan.
The Indian troops had initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LoC in Dewa Sector, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a brief press statement.
The Pakistan army troops had responded promptly and inflicted heavy losses to enemy in terms of men and material, it said.
Pakistan, Azerbaijan review entire gamut of bilateral ties
January 14, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov held extensive delegation-level talks at the Foreign Office in Islamabad on Thursday, and reviewed the entire gamut of Pakistan-Azerbaijan relations and exchanged views on regional and international issues.
During the talks
, Qureshi underlined the exceptional quality of Pakistan-Azerbaijan political ties and underscored the importance of building a stronger economic relationship.
The two sides reaffirmed the resolve to comprehensively upgrade cooperation in the political, security, trade and economic, energy, connectivity, education, and cultural arenas.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi congratulated his counterpart on Azerbaijan’s historic victory in the recent conflict on Nagorno-Karabakh and expressed support for rehabilitation and reconstruction activities in the newly liberated territories.