Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has stated that human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir continue unabated, Pakistan continues to raise concerns about the situation and calls for just and peaceful settlement of the dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolutions.
Responding to questions at her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson said these raids are reprisals of BBC’s documentary on Gujrat massacre of 2002 and India’s illegal and unilateral steps in Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on August 5th, 2019. The Spokesperson said Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is travelling to Germany today to attend the Munich Security Conference. He will then travel to Lithuania where he will sign MoU on the establishment of bilateral political consultations.
In the last leg of his tour, the Foreign Minister will visit Hungary from 21st to 22nd of this month and will deliberate upon the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues.He will also sign two MoUs on bilateral cooperation between diplomatic academies and another on sports and education between the two countries.
The Spokesperson said second round of Pakistan-US mid-level Defence Dialogue is underway in Washington to discuss a range of issues including defence and security cooperation in the broader regional and global context.
The Pakistani delegation in the dialogue is led by Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Muhammad Saeed while the US side is led by US Acting Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratneu.
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch announced that Counselor of the US Department of State Derek Chollet is travelling to Pakistan from today on a three-day visit with an interagency delegation. Regarding PM visit to Turkiye, she stated that visit will focus on bilateral engagement process which has been institutionalized in trade and investment, climate change, clean energy, health, security, education, and other shared priorities. In Ankara, the Prime Minister will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to personally convey heartfelt condolences on behalf of the entire Pakistani nation over the loss of precious lives and the widespread damage caused by the earthquake. He will also reaffirm Pakistan’s solidarity to stand by our Turkish brothers and sisters during these difficult times and to continue all possible support to the ongoing relief efforts. —INP
