Qureshi, Pompeo discuss ME situation US Secy informed about India's HRs violations in IOK.

Washington -- 'India has held hostage the people of occupied Kashmir since the past five months,' That was the crux of the very important meeting held Friday between Freign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Secretary Mike Pompeo. Foreign Minister met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington in the backdrop of his recent visits to Iran and Saudi Arabia, as Islamabad attempts to pacify tensions in the Middle East.

Qureshi briefed Pompeo about his recent visit to Iran and Saudi Arabia, where the Pakistani foreign minister held talks with senior-level government officials to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East.

Washington and Iran were about to confront each other militarily after a US drone strike ordered by President Trump killed Al Quds commander Qassem Soleimani. Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at a US military base in Iraq, wounding eleven American soldiers.

Qureshi told the US Secretary of State that Pakistan was ready to play its part in ensuring peace and stability prevailed in the Middle East.

The two diplomats discussed Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir...