- U.S Senators Chris Van Hollen and Maggi Hassan meet PM
- Says Pak-India talks impossible until New Delhi lifts curfew in J&K
ISLAMABAD, OCT 07 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said on Monday that talks with India are out of question in the ongoing situation in occupied Kashmir since India revoked its special status in August.
The prime minister said this during a meeting with US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Maggi Hassan. The two US Senators shared their observations with the prime minister about their recent visit to Azad Kashmir.
The PM said that Indian PM Narendra Modi has distorted the face of India in front of the whole world, adding that he is not certain himself of the current face of India.
PM Imran Khan said that he was the biggest supporter of Pakistan-India talks, however, it is impossible until the situation is changed for the better in occupied Kashmir.
The premier also thanked the US senators for cooperation on the issue of Kashmir.
US Senator Chris Van Hollen was this week refused entry into Indian-occupied Kashmir during a trip to India, according to a report in American news publication The Washington Post.
Hollen is part of a group of US Senators who have expressed serious concern over the alarming human rights situation in occupied Kashmir, which has been under a military curfew since August 05. US Congress members Tahir Javed and US charge d affairs Paul Jones were also a part of the delegation.
A subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives will on October 22 hold a hearing on the human rights violations being carried out by India in occupied Kashmir. -DNA
