Govt’s decision to open trade with India has hurt Kashmiris’ sentiments, asserts Qureshi

Former foreign minister and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the government has appointed a commerce officer to restore trade with India on its own, hurting the sentiments of Kashmiri people.

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He said this while speaking a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday.

It was unfortunate that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was silent over the government’s decision about the restoration of trade with India, Qureshi criticised.

The former foreign minister demanded withdrawal of the decision immediately, adding that India had initiated a new project over Chenab River, violating the Indus treaty as India was bound to inform Pakistan about any development and design under the treaty.

Qureshi further said that the government had also played the role of silent inspector and done nothing regarding the situation in Palestine.

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He feared that there would be shortage of wheat, leading another flour crisis in the country in coming days.

He asserted that the PTI government was going to sign an agreement with Russia for importing wheat at cheap price, adding that he wanted to ask the present government whether it would pursue this agreement to avert the expected crisis.