FM alerts on serious threat to peace and security due to India belligerence

FM alerts on serious threat to peace and security due to India belligerence.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said India’s belligerence poses a serious threat to peace and security in the region.

FM alerts on serious threat to peace and security

He said this, while addressing the virtual meeting of Conservative Friends of Pakistan.

FM alerts on serious threat to peace and security

He said he has written a number of letters to the UN Secretary General and the President of the Security Council on the Indian posture.

Furthermore, he also referred to Indian blatant human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K).

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that on the 5th of August last year, New Delhi illegally and unilaterally attempted to alter the disputed status of the territory in clear violations of international laws.

He said India has deployed additional troops in the area which is already the most militarized zone in the world.

The FM said Kashmir leaders are incarcerated whilst extra judicial killings of innocent young Kashmiri are tactics used to break the will of the people fighting for their right to self-determination.

He noted these facts are well documented in reports of human rights organizations.

Qureshi said India should be pressurized to stop human rights violations in the occupied territory and move towards resolution of the Kashmir dispute as per the UN Security Council resolutions.

Afghan peace process

The FM underlined commencement of intra afghan dialogue as a significant and positive development for the regional peace.

He said Pakistan has facilitated the US-Taliban peace agreement signed in Doha early this year.

Shah Mahmood also spoke on domestic situation.

He said the things have started improving due to the structural reforms which the present government initiated regardless of the challenge posed by Covid-19.

He said we have recorded current account plus for the first time in many years whilst other economic indicators are also showing improvement. Our domestic tax collection has increased by thirty percent.

The remittances for the first time crossed $ 20 billion.

He said the confidence of investors is improving as a result of our policies.

Meanwhile, he also spoke on bilateral relations with the UK.

The Foreign Minister said both the countries are in agreement to further build on the excellent relationship.

He said we need to look at new areas of cooperation.

GTV