Published 22:20 IST, February 2nd 2019
Pakistan provokes India again, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has phone call with Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday had a phone call with Kashmir separatist Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, says sources in the country's government. The phone call comes less than a week since Qureshi had a phone conversation with Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq a day before Prime Minster Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu, Srinagar and Leh for inaugurating various development projects there.
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For second time in less than a week, Pakistan has provoked India contacting Kashmiri separatists.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday h a phone call with Kashmir separatist Hurriyat leer Syed Ali Shah Geelani, says sources in country's government. phone call comes less than a week since Qureshi h a phone conversation with Hurriyat Conference leer Mirwaiz Umar Farooq a day before Prime Minster Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu, Srinagar and Leh for inaugurating various development projects re.
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As per sources in Pakistan government, Qureshi and Geelani h an indepth discussion on so-called ‘deteriorating situation in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and gross human rights violations being perpetrated in IOK by Indian occupation forces’
sources ded that ‘Geelani sahib appreciated stance of Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir dispute and against HR violations.'
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y furr said that, 'forthcoming London conference on Kashmir, report of High Commissioner for human rights, APPKG report were also discussed.’
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Only three days earlier on Wednesday, India h summoned High Commissioner of Pakistan Sohail Mahmood in connection with a telephone conversation between Pakistan 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's call to Hurriyat leer was strongly condemned by Government of India for being a brazen attempt to subvert India’s unity and to violate its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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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.
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22:09 IST, February 2nd 2019