ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Foreign Affairs Jalil Abbas Jilani has said that Kashmir is a disputed territory and no country of the world has recognized it as a part of India.
Jalil Abbas Jilani in an interview said Pakistan wants a peaceful neighbourhood and peaceful relations with all its neighbours, including India.
He said for peaceful relations, India must create a conducive atmosphere, including withdrawing August 5 2019 actions in the occupied territory, release of all illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders and activists languishing in different jails of India and the territory and withdrawal of troops from Kashmir.
To a question the foreign minister said the Kashmir dispute has been pending with the United Nations for the last several decades and legislation by India cannot affect its disputed status.
Earlier, Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Saturday confirmed that a demarche had been issued to the Afghan charge d’affaires following the terrorist attack on two military posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower Chit¬ral district earlier this week.
Responding to a question during a press conference on whether the matter was being discussed with the interim Afghan government, he said: “Pakistan registered a strong protest over the incident, summoned the Afghan Cd’A in Islamabad yesterday and handed over a protest note (demarche) to him,” reported.
Calling the incident ‘very unfortunate’, he said Pakist¬¬an is taking the rise in terrorism very seriously, and it is the responsibility of Afghanistan to stop the atta¬cks emerging from their soil.
Additionally, speaking in another interview, he spoke about a “close-knitted conversation” going on with Kabul to reduce terrorism and build peace between both nations, saying developments thus far were “positive” and the government was actively trying to bring the two regimes on the same page.
“Previous governments have worked to some extent in this manner, and now we’re developing the existing policy. This is a closed-room dialogue with the Afghan government and so far, only positive developments have taken place. However, there are some elements from both sides of the border that might impact the progress. But so far, we’re moving in the right direction,” he said.
INP
