Modi had claimed that people in Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistani Kashmir had been profusely thanking him for highlighting attacks against them by people within Pakistan. He also proposed that the talks should include the progress made by the Pakistan government in detaining and prosecuting internationally recognised terrorists, who have been active in Pakistan in exhorting and supporting violence in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan’s record of cross-border terrorism and infiltration were central to the problems in Balochistan.
Responding to Aziz’s statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said India would welcome a dialogue on contemporary and relevant issues in India-Pakistan relations.
Foreign secretary S Jaishankar (in pic, left) on Wednesday accepted his Pakist-ani counterpart Aizaz Chaudh-ry’s invitation for talks, but rejected the proposal to discuss the current Jammu and Kashmir unrest.
A top United Nations human rights official expressed “deep regret” at the failure of both the Indian and Pakistani authorities to grant access to the separate parts of Kashmir that each run to investigate allegations of serious human rights violations.
Earlier today, Pakistan had said Prime Minister Narendra Modi crossed the “red line” by talking about Balochistan and asserted that it will “forcefully” raise the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly session next month.
India had moved the United Nations after armed raiders backed by Pakistani establishment invaded the state of Jammu and Kashmir right after independence and a part of the state remained under control of Pakistan since then.
He mentioned that people of Balochistan and Karachi had suffered due to the activities of Indian intelligence activities.
Pakistan had on Monday invited India for talks on Kashmir, saying it is the “international obligation” of both the countries to resolve the issue. “You can ask some of the other countries in the region too”. Nafees Zakariya, the spokesperson for the Foreign Office, said that Pakistan was ready to provide medical aid to the injured in occupied Kashmir.
Bangladesh has reportedly backed its neighbour India and said it would soon come out with a declaration on alleged human rights abuses by Pakistan in its south-west region Balochistan.
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During his India visit, Bangladeshi Information Minister is scheduled to meet a host of political leaders and policy makers including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
