Kashmiri women carry gunny bags containing fodder for cattle as they walk in a mustard field in Bijbehara, about 55 km south of Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 5, 2015.
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“Pakistan’s record of cross-border terrorism and infiltration is at the heart of the problems of the region today”, adding that “the world is aware that Pakistan has a long history of violence and terrorism against India, as also in the broader region”. He also talked about the PPP workers, who were standing with the people of Pakistan in a unified and integrated manner to fight against any aggression from the enemy.
The Foreign Office has condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement regarding Balochistan and Gigit-Baltistan and termed it as a violation of United Nations charter, saying that his statement was an attempt to divert the attention from Indian atrocities on held Kashmir. Most Kashmiris are Muslim and want an end to rule by Hindu-majority India, instead favoring independence or a merger with Pakistan.
Earlier this week, official sources had said that Jaitley may not visit Pakistan due to “political reasons”. He said that Pakistan always raised the issue of Jammu Kashmir at the annual UNGA session and mentioned Nawaz Sharif’s speech during last year’s session where he strongly highlighted the internationally recognised dispute.
Yet, while welcoming any UN team that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights may wish to send to AJK, we can not accept equating the rampant human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir with the situation in AJK.
“I swear on the blood of the dead, wherever these terrorists are, we will hunt them down”.
“Modi may have some yaars (close friends) in Pakistan but the people of Pakistan won’t tolerate such language from him against Balochistan or any other integral part of Pakistan”. India responded: “India would welcome a dialogue on contemporary and relevant issues in India-Pakistan relations”. But “terrorism has become so central to this relationship that it makes it hard for the relationship to progress”, he said.
The chief minister CM concluded his address by asking attendees to chant slogans of Pakistan Zindabad alongside him, the report said.
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On Wednesday during a press conference here, Jaishankar had stated that Pakistan uses terrorism as a tool for diplomacy.
