Resolution passed condemning blatant Indian aggression against Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that he will not participate in the OIC meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers, being held in Abu Dhabi today (Friday), where Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been invited as a guest of honor. Speaking at the joint session of the Parliament here on Friday, he said the decision has been taken keeping in view the sentiments of the House. He however said a Pakistani delegation of lower level officials will attend the meeting to defend Pakistan's several resolutions on the Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir. He said Pakistan will also oppose if any attempt was made to give observer status to India. He said he wrote letters to UAE leadership including the one yesterday to reiterate our request to rescind the invitation extended to India.

He said we also made it clear that Pakistan will not participate if Indian External Affairs Minister attended the meeting. He said Pakistan and UAE have longstanding relations and the brotherly country has always stood by Pakistan in difficult times. He said the point of view of UAE leadership was that the invitation extended to the Indian External Minister was much before the Pulwama incident. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Turkey which is also an important member of OIC also termed the invitation to Indian External Affairs Minister as unacceptable and said that they will play their role in this regard. Briefing the House about his contacts with different world leaders, the Foreign Minister said the UN Security General has made an offer for mediation between the two countries.

He said Pakistan has no objection to it. He invited the UN Security General to visit Pakistan and the region, and witness himself the situation and play his role to defuse it. He said his Russian counterpart has also offered to play the role of a platform for talks between Pakistan and India. He said Pakistan is ready for talks to deescalate the situation. The Foreign Minister also welcomed the remarks made by the US President Donald Trumps that his country will play its role to defuse the tension between Pakistan and India. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced to release Indian pilot as a peace gesture yesterday and he will be handed over the Indian authority at Wagha Border later, today (Friday). Shah Mahmood Qureshi strongly condemned the war hysteria created by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said Modi is so desperate that he can do anything to get re-elected. He said the Opposition Parties in India are themselves are criticizing the...