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Pakistan to convene a meeting of FM’s of Muslim Nations on Kashmir Issue

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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday announced to convene a meeting of the foreign ministers of Muslim nations in Islamabad next year to highlight the issue of Kashmir and get their support. He was addressing a gathering of political workers of his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party in his home town of Multan. ‘If God grants me time, then in March 2022 I will invite the foreign ministers of the Islamic world to Islamabad and try to rally them on the Kashmir issue,” he said. India has repeatedly said Jammu and…

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Rollback 2019 decision on Kashmir for better Pakistan-India ties: Imran Khan

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Rollback 2019 decision on Kashmir for better Pakistan-India ties - Imran Khan

Relations between Pakistan and India cannot be normalised till New Delhi rolls back its decision of August 2019 to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday. Addressing a joint press interaction with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon in Islamabad, Khan said the full potential of the region can be achieved only if the situation in Afghanistan stabilises and there are better ties between Pakistan and India. Following back-channel contacts facilitated by countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, the…

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UNGA Chief Volkan Bozkir ‘Saddened’ by India’s reactions to his Kashmir Statements

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UNGA Chief Volkan Bozkir 'Saddened' by India's reactions to his Kashmir Statements

General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir is ‘saddened by India’s reaction to his statements on Kashmir, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Amy Quantrill, who has asserted that they were taken out of context. She said at a news briefing on Tuesday, “The President was saddened to see a press statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, which portrays his remarks on Jammu and Kashmir from a selective perspective, while they are consistent with the longstanding UN position regarding this issue.” She added, “It is regrettable that the President’s remarks were…

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Chinese FM Lijian Zhao blames Britain and its ‘Bloody Colonial Past’ for the Kashmir Crisis

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Chinese FM blames Britain and its ‘Bloody Colonial Past’ for the Kashmir Crisis

In strong tweets quoting a Chinese media report, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao blamed Britain for the “bloodshed” that continues in Kashmir. “If British India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, then Kashmir has been the biggest crack in it when the crown finally fell over on that land,” he posted Friday.The spokesperson was quoting from a report, titled ‘Kashmir: A Crack in the Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire’, which was published by state-run Xinhua News Agency on 18 May. “As long…

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India, Pakistan should not change Kashmir status: Volkan Bozkir

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India and Pakistan should “refrain” from taking steps that would alter the status of the disputed territory of Kashmir, the president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has said, as the two countries once again traded accusations over the Himalayan region this week. UNGA president Volkan Bozkir was speaking at a joint news conference with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday, as he completed a three-day visit to the Muslim-majority nation. “Both parties, all parties, must refrain from taking steps that could…

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not affect China’s stand on Kashmir Issue: Zhao Lijian

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not affect China's stand on Kashmir Issue - Zhao Lijian

China on Monday again defended its controversial USD 60 billion CPEC project with Pakistan, disregarding India’s protests as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying it is an economic initiative and has not affected its principled stand on the Kashmir issue. Leaders of China and Pakistan have praised the progress of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in recent days as the two close allies celebrated the establishment of 70 years of their diplomatic relations. India has protested to China over the CPEC, the flagship project of China’s Belt and…

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Shah Mahmood Qureshi calls for UN’s decisive role in resolving the Kashmir Dispute

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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take decisive measures and ensure implementation of the UN Charter and the UN Security Council Resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir and play a key role in resolving the longstanding dispute. “Pakistan desires normal relations with India, however, the onus is on India to create an atmosphere to enable meaningful engagement,” the Minister said during his interaction with the Guterres in New York. Qureshi also renewed his invitation to India for a dialogue and said that the…

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Saudi Arabia to host the meeting of Muslim nation’s to discuss ‘Israeli acts of violence against Palestinians’

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Saudi Arabia has called for foreign ministers of the world’s largest body of Muslim nations to hold a meeting Sunday. The gathering is to discuss Israeli acts of violence against Palestinians and the Israeli police’s use of force against protesters at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The kingdom will host the virtual summit, gathering ministers of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation “to discuss the Israeli aggression in the Palestinian territory,” particularly acts of violence in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the body said Saturday. The Saudi-headquartered OIC includes countries Iran,…

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Saudi Arabia backs India-Pakistan dialogue to resolve Kashmir Issue

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Saudi Arabia backs India-Pakistan dialogue to resolve Kashmir Issue

Saudi Arabia has welcomed the decision by India and Pakistan to observe a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and backed a dialogue between the South Asian rivals to address all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute. The kingdom’s position was articulated in a joint statement issued by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia late on Saturday after a meeting between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. It came against the backdrop of speculation about the role being played by Saudi Arabia and the United…

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Saudi Arabia – Pakistan vow to reset ties strained over Kashmir Issue

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Saudi Arabia - Pakistan vow to reset ties strained over Kashmir Issue

Saudi Arabia and longstanding ally Pakistan signed several agreements Saturday and vowed to reset ties strained by months of disagreement over policy on the Kashmir dispute.On his seventh visit to the wealthy kingdom since his 2018 election, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was given a warm welcome by Saudi officials in the western coastal city of Jeddah.He was greeted by Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the airport, before holding talks with Saudi officials at Jeddah’s Al-Salam Palace.“They affirmed the depth of relations between the two…

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