Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. | Reuters
Pakistan Prime Minister Iman Khan on Tuesday said that Islamabad will not hold talks with India till New Delhi reversed its decision to revoke special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, reported
Dawn.
Khan made the statement during a radio programme in response to a question from a caller. “Western newspapers now criticise Hindu extremist ideology [in India],” he said and credited his country for playing an important role in raising awareness about Kashmir.
However, the Pakistan prime minister also criticised other countries for not highlighting the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir. “When the western media and countries raise human rights issues, it is not because they care about human rights,” he said. “They use it to push their foreign policy objectives. This is a reality.”
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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has just returned from a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS). The two countries share a long and historic fraternal relationship. Not least when King Abdullah provided oil to Pakistan for free and on credit to ease the burden of economic sanctions imposed on the country following its nuclear tests in 1998.
However, ties have been strained since 2015, when Pakistan’s Parliament voted to remain neutral in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war in Yemen and subsequently refused to send troops into the conflict. Behind-the-scenes, the Saudis took this to mean that Islamabad was siding with Tehran. In reality, Pakistan did not wish to risk tensions with neighbouring Iran.
Nothing about J&K is India s internal matter: Pak FM
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Hamza Ameer ( IANS) |
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Mon, May 10 2021 19:21 IST |
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KUWAIT CITY, May 19, 2019 (Xinhua) Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks at a press conference in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on May 19, 2019. Pakistan is ready to facilitate de-escalation of tension in the region and support peace and s. Image Source: IANS News
Islamabad, May 10 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that when it comes to the dispute over Jammu and Kashmir, no decision on the subject can be Indias internal matter.
Qureshi said the final settlement of what he called Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) dispute lies in the United Nation Security Council s (UNSC) resolution, calling for a free and impartial plebiscite under the UN auspices.