Controversial Citizenship Bill: Qureshi urges US to ban Indian officials.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressed concern on India's controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill - which excludes Muslims and targeted at curbing of minorities - and urged the US to ban Indian officials including Indian Home Minister Amit Shah.

Addressing the National Assembly, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the controversial law gave rise to a constitutional crisis in India. 'The real face of Modi has been exposed infront of the entire world while few have still chosen to close their eyes,' he expressed, adding that they always have, and will stand with Indian Muslims.

The Foreign Minister asserted that Muslims, Dalits, Sikhs and Christians are vulnerable in India. 'Modi persecuted minorities and executed a genocide against Muslims in Gujrat, and he is doing all of this again today,' he added.

He urged the Indian Parliament to stop oppressing the minorities and release innocent people in India. 'We will pass a unanimous resolution against the controversial Indian bill, while the Speaker and Chairman have also sought suggestions from the Senate to send delegations on overseas visits for Kashmir issue,' said Qureshi.

Talking about the matter in the National Assembly, PML-N leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said it was time to tell the entire world about the mindset which is "no longer confined to Kashmir but is plaguing the whole of India". He stressed the need for a diplomatic offensive and said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should highlight the issue all over the world.

Khurram Dastagir, another PML-N MNA, said that India annexed occupied Kashmir 134 days ago and the Pakistani government did nothing practically for the people of the region. He said the government seemed to be paralysed at the diplomatic level.

"It seems that the government has accepted the annexation of Kashmir by India," he said, adding that the people of Pakistan have not accepted the alleged move.

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