Responding to Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry’s invitation, India’s Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar expressed his willingness to travel to Islamabad to discuss aspects related to cross-border terrorism which are central to the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
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“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will “forcefully” present Pakistan’s stance on the state-terrorism in Indian-held Kashmir at the upcoming session of UN General Assembly in NY next month, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday”.
“We will continue to encourage global community to uphold promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the parts of J-K under illegal occupation of Pakistan, and hold the concerned accountable for their violation”, said Swarup.
On Monday, Aziz handed over a letter to Bambawale inviting Jaishankar for talks on Kashmir, saying it is the “international obligation” of both countries to resolve the issue.
The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights has demanded access to occupied Kashmir amid grave concerns over human rights violations in the valley.
Inu also said that since Bangladesh itself faced the brunt of Pakistan’s military establishment, it is constitutionally bound to support liberation struggle of Baloch people. “I want to offer my gratitude to these people”.
“In a letter dated August 16, Foreign Secretary has first of all underlined that Pakistan’s self-serving allegations made in their communication are rejected in their entirety by the Government of India”. While, access to OHCHR has been denied by India to Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He said Barahamdagh and a few other traitors had “become RAW agents and Indian agents” and were shedding rivers of blood in Balochistan for a few rupees, and that is why they were thanking and appreciating Modi. Though Kashmir was not mentioned in the joint statement, it was taken as understood that “all outstanding issues” would include the dispute. “It is, therefore, essential” that the United Nations fact finding team must visit Kashmir, it added. Modi followed this up with his visit to Pakistan on 25 December.
“We have made great efforts to reach out to Pakistan and find common ground”.
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The dire condition of the Kashmiri people under the Indian rule calls for the Security Council to reinsert itself as a mediator by understanding this failure and by reengaging India, which has become resistant in the last thirty years to worldwide mediation in Kashmir.
