Prime
Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi raised the
issue of Kashmir with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday and handed him a dossier documenting human
rights violations in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir. The Prime Minister
urged the UN Secretary General to appoint a special envoy on Kashmir. He said
it was necessary since India had closed all the doors on any dialogue, says a
press release received from New York here today.
The
Prime Minister also briefed the UN Secretary General about ceasefire violations
by Indian security forces along the Line of Control and said there had been
around 600 violations this year alone. He pointed that only today, four people
have been martyred by Indian firing. PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and the UN
Secretary General also discussed the situation in Afghanistan and agreed on the
need for a negotiated settlement to bring lasting peace in Afghanistan.
The Prime Minister also called for an expansion of UNMOGIP.
The
UN Secretary General said Pakistan is very dear to his heart and said he had
visited the country many times. The UN Secretary General said he himself witnessed
Pakistan's counter-terrorism operations and he was a great admirer of
Pakistan's efforts in this regard he said he was also a great admirer of
Pakistan's democratic consolidation. The Secretary General also
fondly recalled his meetings with former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
He also conveyed the gratitude of the United Nations for Pakistan in its
peacekeeping efforts.
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