Azadi March diverted attention from Kashmir issue: Qureshi.

LAHORE -- Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that JUI-F led Azadi March has diverted media and international community's attention away from Kashmir issue.

While talking to media in Governor House Lahore on Thursday, he said that due to Maulana Fazlur Rehman's Azadi March, attention was diverted from Kashmir issue.

'Indian media is projecting Pakistan's internal issues in a negative manner. Their government thinks that we have forgotten Kashmir issue and their strategy has been successful,' he said adding that Pakistan has always followed the policy of diplomacy. Speaking on Azadi March, FM said that there is ambiguity in JUI-F demands.

'The demands of JUI-F are not clear. You can compare this sit-in with the previous one. We used to say that it was not our purpose to derail democracy. Moreover, our workers were arrested from houses and women were subjected to violence, but we have given a free hand to participants of Azadi March,' he said.

Shah Mehmood further requested the participants of Azadi March to protest within the ambit of law. On Kashmir's issue, he said that India is committing worst human rights violations in Kashmir.

'India has imposed worst curfew in occupied Kashmir. There is no religious freedom and people are unable to offer Jumma prayers. We wanted to resolve issue through dialogue but India has always refused our offer. They even refused US' offer to mediate,' he said adding that Pakistan's stance is very clear on Kashmir.

Referring to the visit of EU parliamentarians in occupied Kashmir, FM said that India staged a drama and took selected representatives there.

The foreign minister said that Prime Minister will inaugurate Kartarpur Corridor on November 9. 'Opening of corridor will give a message of peace and hope,' he added.

Shah Mehmood said that India falsely claimed to destroy terrorist camps in Pakistan. 'After India's propaganda, we took diplomats and members of international media at Line of Control and asked them to see destruction made by Indian forces,' he said.

He added that PPP's...