FM Qureshi challenges Indian defence minister on IoK issue, invites him to visit Muzaffarabad.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday while responding to a statement by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said it was a misconception that Kashmiris stood with New Delhi.

Rejecting the statement by the Singh, the foreign minister said that Kashmiris despised the Indian government for its policies and now more than ever.

"If he [Indian Defence Minister] thinks that Kashmiris are with him, then I invite him to come to Muzaffarabad, come there and see how many Kashmiris agree with him," Qureshi said, adding that the Indian minister should invite Pakistani officials to Srinagar to see the true picture.

He added the Modi-led regime was suffering from misunderstanding, thus, things will clear-out after seeking the opinions of Kashmiris on the matter.

Separately while addressing a press conference in Islamabad earlier today, the foreign minister said there will be no change even if India becomes a member of United Nation's Security Council as United Nations (UN) is well-informed about Pakistan's agenda and stance about regional peace.

"We respect the UN resolutions unlike India, who has disrespected the resolutions on all forums, however, the world and UN Human Rights Commission should take notice of such violations," the minister said.

He further said, "We were expecting that after the global pandemic, India would ease the brutal lockdown and would reduce the oppression in the held region of Kasmir but nothing like that happened."

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