Qureshi briefs Belgian counterpart on Kashmir situation.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi apprised his Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders on the current situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir over a telephone call on Tuesday.

'Qureshi highlighted the illegal and unilateral steps taken by the Indian government to change the disputed status of IOK and its demographic structure,' a statement released by the Foreign Office said.

He added that these steps were in contravention of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on IOK and the international law.

Qureshi also underscored that New Delhi had progressively turned back from commitments made with regards to the occupied valley.

He highlighted that New Delhi's actions were a 'grave risk' to regional security'. He also underlined the hardships faced by Kashmiris people in the face of unprecedented lockdown in the area.

'Qureshi also apprised him on the...

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