Narendra Modi’s drama of meeting with Kashmiri leadership produce nothing: FM Qureshi

The meeting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Kashmiri leaders yesterday was a drama that produced nothing, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said, adding that the APHC leadership was not invited to the meeting.

According to media reports, the Foreign Minister has made these remarks while addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Friday. he said that the Hurriyat leadership have been demanding resolution of the Kashmir dispute as per the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and the aspirations of Kashmiris and they reiterated their stance in the meeting.

“The Kashmiri leaders unanimously demanded reversal of India’s illegal acts of August 5, 2019 and full-fledged restoration of statehood,” he said, adding that illegal acts of Narendra Modi about Kashmir two years ago badly damaged his image within the country as well as at international level, and he wanted to repair the damage though this meeting.

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Shah Mahmood Qureshi further stated that Kashmiris were not given any solid reply to their demand. He said they were told that decision about restoration of the special status of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir will be taken at an appropriate time, which is an ambiguous statement.

The Foreign Minister has said that the Kashmiri leaders also demanded release of political prisoners, end to the extra-judicial killings and reversal of the illegal universal acts. He said these demands are being made by those Kashmiri leaders who had been part of the previous governments in (IIOJ&K).

“The Kashmiri leadership’s talk after the meeting suggests that the Indian government’s claim that the 5th August 2019 steps would bring prosperity to Kashmir is completely baseless,” he added.