ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Indian aggression after the February 14 Pulwama suicide attack in occupied Kashmir was unjustified.
Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad, the FM stated that Kashmiris living in the occupied valley have always defied Indian atrocities and added that Pakistan would continue to support their just struggle for self-determination.
He further stated that national consensus is the need of the hour and the PTI government has taken the opposition into confidence regarding matters of national security.
He stated, “On February 28, after discussion with the prime minister, I wrote a letter inviting the parliamentary leadership of the country in the provincial and national assemblies. We have differences but we are united when it comes to Pakistan’s interest.”
Qureshi also revealed that he had telephonic conversations with the leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, quoting “They have remained our opponents, but I have asked them to come forward for talks.”
Tensions escalated dramatically between Pakistan and India on February 14 when a young man, a native of the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) rammed an explosives-laden car into an Indian military convoy, killing at least 44 soldiers. (INP)
