FM Qureshi urges Int'l community, UNSC to work towards ending reign of terror in IOJK.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Thursday called upon the international community and especially the UN Security Council to work towards ending the reign of terror imposed in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ and K) by the occupation forces.

'Resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute through implementation of UNSC resolutions that call for determining the will of the Kashmiri people through a free and fair plebiscite, under the UN auspices, is imperative,' the Foreign Minister said in his message on the occasion of UN Day being observed on October 24.

He said, 'Pakistan joins the international community in celebrating the 74th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. Since its creation, the UN has been at the forefront of promoting international peace and security, human rights and human dignity.'

'Multilateral cooperation remains a corner stone of Pakistan's foreign policy. Our longstanding collaboration with the United Nations is manifested, among others, by our contribution to UN peacekeeping,' he added.

The Foreign Minister said, 'As a consistent top troop contributing country, over 200,000 of our Blue Helmets have served with...

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