ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said the Kartarpur border issue, along with other matters, will remain pending if India doesn’t agree to hold talks.
In a weekly press briefing, the FO Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said Pakistan believes in Quaid-e-Azam’s principle of peaceful ties with neighbours and has not made efforts to convince India to hold talks.
The FO spokesperson, however, also recalled that the first initiative was, in fact, taken by India after it wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan.
‘India using chemical weapons in IoK’
Further, condemning Indian aggression in occupied Kashmir, Dr Faisal said the neighbouring country is using chemical weapons on unarmed citizens of the occupied territory.
“Pakistan strongly condemns Indian aggression,” he said. “We want to resolve the Kashmir issue as per the wishes of the Kashmiri people.”
Moreover, he also remarked that Pakistan will present a strong case against Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in The International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The foreign office reiterated Pakistan will not compromise on matters pertaining to national interest.
‘Pompeo praised Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace’
Commenting on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s recent visit to the US, Dr Faisal said in a meeting with the Pakistani minister, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Pakistan’s role in establishing peace in Afghanistan.
The foreign office confirmed that Qureshi met with the president of the World Bank. In the meeting, the foreign minister discussed the Indus Waters Treaty and the disputed Kishanganga dam issue.
