New York, September 20, 2023 (PPI-OT): Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Wednesday said that India’s illegal actions and abhorrent human rights violations of innocent Kashmiris at the hands of Indian forces in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and have further deteriorated neighbourly relations.
He was speaking on Pakistan’s foreign policy and its quest for peace, stability, and shared prosperity at an event of Asia Society, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York.
“India’s illegal actions in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and abhorrent human rights violations of innocent Kashmiris at the hands of Indian security forces have further deteriorated relations,” he added.
He said Pakistan desired peaceful and cooperative neighbourly ties with India. Unfortunately, he said, Pakistan positive outreach and peace overtures, including his predecessor’s visit to India for the SCO meeting, were met with negativity.
In such a complex environment, he said, objectives of regional peace and stability called for peaceful constructive dialogue on all outstanding issues, including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
“India’s belligerence and anti-Pakistan rhetoric for domestic electorate are taking us farther away from these objectives,” he added.
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