Government summons Pakistan High Commissioner over Pak Foreign Minister and Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz's phone call

India on Wednesday summoned High Commissioner of Pakistan Sohail Mahmood in connection with a telephone conversation between Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and senior Hurriyat Conference leer Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Pakistan envoy Sohail Mahmood was summoned by Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale. Mahmood was conveyed that Pakistan Foreign Minister call to Hurriyat leer was stronly condemned by Government of India for being a brazen attempt to subvert India’s unity and to violate its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

   " High Commissioner of Pakistan was summoned by Foreign Secretary tonight in connection with telephone conversation initiated by Foreign Minister of Pakistan with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from All Parties Hurriyat Conference," MEA said in a statement. 

Foreign Secretary also conveyed that this deplorable act has violated all rms for conduct of international relations even by Pakistan’s own standards.

" Pakistan Foreign Minister’s actions are tantamount to direct interference in internal affairs of its neighbour. Foreign Secretary underscored that by this action Pakistan has confirmed yet again that it officially abets and encours individuals associated with terrorism and anti-India activities. It has exposed to entire international community Pakistan’s duplicity in professing ir desire for rmal relations with India on one hand, while openly inciting anti-India activities on or," MEA said in press release.

Government’s position that entire State of Jammu and Kashmir has been, is and shall remain integral part of India, and that Pakistan has locus standi in any matters related to State of Jammu and Kashmir, has also been me clear again to High Commissioner of Pakistan. 

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