ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Foreign Office, in its weekly briefing, stated that Pakistan was keeping a close watch over the situation in Iran, and the hardships people had to go through during the recent protests were noted.
It also mentioned that the country’s capital was supporting the internal challenges of Iran being resolved peacefully and that a stable and peaceful Iran was beneficial for the whole region.
The spokesperson expressed the hope that Iran would soon be able to get rid of the current crisis, saying that Pakistan was still the region’s peace and stability promoter and would not stop playing a constructive role in the efforts directed at maintaining regional calm.
Pakistan has emphatically refuted the recent statements of the Indian army chief and at the same time reiterated its condemnation of what it termed as the continuous human rights violations in the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Foreign Office on Thursday.
The Indian government’s spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, said Indian atrocities in the Kashmir valley were going on continuously. He also added that the plight of minorities and the incubation of hate-fueled narratives in India were well documented and that these issues could not be neglected.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a telephonic talk with the Amir of Qatar, wherein the two leaders exchanged views on the uplift of bilateral cooperation. The Foreign Office reported that both parties were pleased with the uninterrupted progress of Pakistan–Qatar relations and asserted that they would remain in close contact to further solidify the bond.
In a different diplomatic move, President Asif Ali Zardari is on an official trip to Bahrain, where he already had meetings with the senior Bahraini authorities. The spokesperson has stated that the focus of the discussions during the visit would be on the relations between the two countries, plus their regional and international contexts.
