- Says PM for regional prosperity by pursuing friendly relations policy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has evidence of militant group Deash being present in Pakistan, Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said during the weekly briefing on Thursday.
The spokesman told reporters that Daesh in Afghanistan was trying to threaten the security of Pakistan. “We have found evidence of the presence of Daesh in Afghanistan. This is not only a threat for Pakistan but also for other countries in the region.”
According to the spokesman, the closure of the Pak-Afghan border following a series of terrorist attacks was temporary and it would be reopened once necessary measures had been taken.
Nafees Zakaria also called on the international community to take notice of the treatment of Muslims in the Indian city of Bareilly who were being forced to leave. He stressed that the United Nations had already issued a report over the mistreatment of minorities in India.
Speaking on a recent statement of US CENTCOM Commander General Joseph Votel, the spokesman called on the international community to also take notice of this.
General Votel in his statement before the US Senate Armed Services Committee warned that conventional conflict between Pakistan and India could escalate into a nuclear exchange.
Nafees Zakaria further mentioned that General Votel had praised Pakistan’s efforts against terrorism.-
FO spokesperson said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wants to achieve regional prosperity by following the country’s policy of pursuing friendly relations with all neighboring countries.
He said the situation in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) was deplorable and said, “Atrocities and crimes against the Kashmiris are continued as this week in different parts of the IoK, seven people killed, 70 others arrested, and a number of houses destroyed with implosive devices.”
He said Pakistan had raised the issue of human rights violation in IoK at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The spokesperson said the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to UN, Dr Maleeha Lodhi, had briefed the UNHRC on Kashmir issue on various occasions, adding that now it was the responsibility of the United Nations to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
He said Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, who was on a visit to London to attend the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) would discuss the Pak Afghan border issues with Afghan National Security Adviser (NSA).-DNA
