EP leader announces support for Pakistan for GSP-Plus, Kashmir.

LAHORE -- European Parliament's vice president Fabio Massimo Castaldo has announced full support for Pakistan's position on held Kashmir and controversial Indian law besides supporting Pakistani for extension to GSP-Plus status.

Mr Castaldo was speaking at a press conference accompanied by Governor Chaudhry Sarwar at Governor's House on Friday.

Earlier, Mr Castaldo, along with European Parliament (EP) member Wajid Khan and Pak-Europe Friendship Federation chairman Chaudhry Pervez Iqbal, called on Mr Sarwar and discussed regional situation, Kashmir issue, India's war hysteria and extension to GSP-Plus status for Pakistan.

Mr Castaldo, who is also vice president of EP's Human Rights Committee, acknowledged that Pakistan had sacrificed 70,000 lives in the war against terrorism and establishment of peace. He said India was committing violations of human rights in the held Kashmir where women, children and youth were being treated inhumanly which could not be ignored at any cost.

The EP vice president said Pakistan was rightly sticking to its stance of resolving Kashmir issue and restoring peace through dialogue. He demanded India not to unleash atrocities on the people living in occupied Kashmir as they the right to live a free life.

Mr Castaldo said the new citizenship act in India was against the human rights and hoped the country would review it as all the citizens had equal basic human rights. He said Germany and France had fought for centuries but now they were best friends and suggested that India should also resolve issues through dialogue...