Pakistan has challenged India to hold an Opinion Poll of aspirations of Kashmiris around the world about its illegal and unilateral steps taken in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) on 5 August 2019.
According to media reports, the challenged has been made by the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a statement on Tuesday.
The Foreign Minister has said that if Kashmiris around the world reject these unilateral measures in this referendum, India will have to reconsider its decisions. He said all Kashmiris, including those who had been sharing power with Indian government in the past, are united against these illegal steps.
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Shah Mahmood Qureshi further stated that the announcement of India to convene a conference on Thursday indicates that “all is not well”.
In the statement, the Foreign Minister also referred to the current situation of Afghanistan and said that Afghan internal stakeholders are not on one page for peace efforts, which is alarming.
FM Qureshi has said that Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan. He said Pakistan is part of Afghan solution and ready to play a role in this regard.
“Islamabad is playing all possible roles to move forward the peace process to a successful stage,” he added.
