Awan says cabinet discusses situation in IOK
Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan is mulling over complete closure of airspace and to prohibit the use of Pakistan land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan, said the Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry following the federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday.
“PM is considering a complete closure of Air Space to India, a complete ban on use of Pakistan land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan was also suggested in cabinet meeting,” the minister said in a tweet.
The federal minister said this in a message to his 2.4 million followers on Twitter after attending a meeting of the federal cabinet.
Earlier, Special Assiatant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said PM Imran Khan has become voice of Kashmiris. She said PM is going to fight Kashmir case in United Nations and world must move towards do more on Kashmir crisis. Briefing media after cabinet meeting, she said PM took members in confidence on his address to nation on Kashmir situation.
SAPM said regional peace is in danger after India’s unilateral decision on Occupied Kashmir. She said an effective message would be sent to India on Friday when nation will express solidarity with Kashmiris from 1200 hours to 1230 hours
She said the federal cabinet discussed the overall political and economic situation of the country besides the prevailing situation in Indian occupied Kashmir. Awan said the cabinet discussed a ten-point agenda as well as development projects related to different ministries.
She said Prime Minister Imran Khan informed the cabinet about his decision to raise the Kashmir issue in the world, and that he had become the voice of the Kashmiri people.
“The entire nation will be coming out on the streets for the rights of the Kashmiris, it is message of ‘Do more’ for the rest of the world,” she said.
The prime minister informed the cabinet about the decision to hold a ‘Kashmir Solidarity day’ every Friday, which was endorsed by the cabinet members. The SAPM said the meeting also discussed options for the prime minister’s address to the United Nations General Assembly in which he would fight the case of the Kashmiri people.
“The prime minister has announced that, whether anybody in the world stands with Kashmir or not, Pakistan will stand by their Kashmiri brothers and sisters,” said Awan, saying the country would support the people of Indian occupied Kashmir in this difficult time even if the rest of the world ignore their plight. Among other matters discussed during the meeting, the prime minister raised the issue of rehabilitation of drug addicts and safeguarding the rights of transgender persons.
“The prime minister directed the cabinet to take measure to protect the rights of transgender persons and their economic empowerment,” Awan told reporters.
