Pakistan welcomes UNSC to discuss the worse situations in J&K: PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday tweeted against the ongoing disputes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

PM Imran Khan tweeted: “J&K dispute must be resolved in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions & the will of the Kashmiri people.”

“We will continue to provide moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people until they secure their inalienable right to self-determination.”

J&K dispute must be resolved in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions & the will of the Kashmiri people. We will continue to provide moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people until they secure their inalienable right to self-determination.

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— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 16, 2020

He, in another tweet said, “Pakistan welcomes UN Security Council discussing the situation in Jammu & Kashmir again.”

“An internationally recognized dispute, J&K remains on the Security Council’s agenda & its consideration by the Council reflects a recognition of the seriousness of the prevailing situation.”

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who in New York on a mission to help defuse tensions between the United States and Iran, met UNSC leaders.

Taking to Twitter following the meetings, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said: “Occupied J&K, an internationally recognized dispute that has been on the agenda of UNSC for 7 decades.”

In my meetings with President UNSC, President UNGA & UN Secretary General @antonioguterres, I emphasized the humanitarian crisis and the reign of terror unleashed on innocent Kashmiris by India since 5 August 2019. https://t.co/nPzw1aTJoc pic.twitter.com/DrkBFa2OmK

— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) January 16, 2020

“Today’s discussions have once again reaffirmed its Int’l dispute status and the urgency to resolve it in accordance with UNSC resolutions & aspirations of the Kashmiri people.”

FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi further said, “In my meetings with President UNSC, President UNGA & UN Secretary General, I emphasized the humanitarian crisis and the reign of terror unleashed on innocent Kashmiris by India since 5 August 2019.”

Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed concern over the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

The UNSC in New York discussed the grave situation in occupied Kashmir for the second time in five months.