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FM Qureshi, DG ISPR say Pakistan prepared to respond to Indian aggression

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5 years ago

August 17, 2019

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The seven-member committee was formed on the prime minister’s directives on August 6.

The committee headed by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi comprises ISI chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, ISPR DG Major General Asif Ghafoor, Law Minister Farogh Nasim, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan, parliamentary committee on Kashmir chairperson Fakhar Imam and Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan.

The minister said a Kashmir Cell is being set up in the Foreign Office and the government also plans to establish Kashmir Desk at Pakistan’s embassies in key world capitals.

The minister said India may launch military action to divert attention from Kashmir but Pakistan’s army and the nation are prepared to respond to any such move.

He said Pakistan has made a huge achievement in the form of UNSC meeting discussing the issue of Occupied Kashmir.

“We want to inform the world that we are suspicious of India’s intentions,” the foreign minister said.

“Narendra Modi has buried Nehru’s India”, he said, adding that Indian policy is revolving around “Doval Doctrine”.

Speaking on the occasion, Major General Asif Ghafoor said Pakistan’s armed forces are fully prepared to respond to Indian aggression.

He said the Pakistan Army is fully capable of giving befitting response to India on the eastern front.

Major Asif Ghafoor rejected Indian allegations of cross border infiltration.

He said Kashmir has become a jail where soldiers are deployed in front of every door.

Answering a question, the DG ISPR said Kashmir is a nuclear flash point and world needs to look into Indian defence minister’s remarks about use of nuclear weapons.

“Responsible states do not talk like the way Rajnath Singh did,” he said.

The military spokesman also thanked the Pakistan nation for highlighting the Kashmir issue on social media.

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Speaker of Russian Federal Assembly to arrive in Islamabad today

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2 months ago

October 27, 2024

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Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko will arrive in Islamabad for three day official visit today.

This visit is expected to mark a pivotal moment in the growing diplomatic and parliamentary ties between the two nations.

During her stay, Valentina Matvienko is scheduled to meet with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif besides addressing a special session of the Senate tomorrow.

This visit, featuring significant discussions and strategic engagements, underscores the commitment of both nations to fostering stronger relations.

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Kashmiris observing Black Day today

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2 months ago

October 27, 2024

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Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over are observing Black Day today to send a message of rejecting India’s illegal occupation of their homeland.

It was on October 27, 1947 that Indian troops invaded Jammu and Kashmir in blatant violation of the Partition Plan and occupied region against the will of the Kashmiri people.

The day is being marked by a complete shutdown in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Protest marches, rallies, and seminars will be held in Pakistan and across the globe.

In Azad Kashmir, protest marches, rallies and seminars will also be held at all the Districts and Tehsil headquarters to condemn the Indian Army’s invasion on October 27, 1947 and the revocation of the special status of IIOJK by the BJP-led Hindutva government of India.

In the state capital Muzaffarabad, Kashmir Liberation Commission has arranged a protest demonstration followed by a rally.

Similarly, Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmiri Refugees, other Hurriyat organizations and political and religious parties have arranged anti-India rallies and seminars to observe the Black Day.

President AJK Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry and Prime Minister Ch Anwarul Haq have appealed Kashmiris all over the world to register their protest against India.

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BRICS to invite more countries to join as partners

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2 months ago

October 24, 2024

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Chinese President Xi Jinping says BRICS summit has decided to invite a number of nations to become partner countries.

Addressing the summit in Kazan, Russia, Xi hailed the decision as another important development in the course of BRICS development.

Chinese President said enlargement of BRICS is a major milestone in its development history.

Xi urged BRICS countries to promote an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and make unremitting efforts toward a comprehensive, just and lasting resolution of the Palestinian question.