INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said Pakistan hoped that following the general elections in India, its new
government would adopt meaningful dialogues with Pakistan on all longstanding issues.The Minister was addressing the seminar here on
&Pakistan-India Relations and Resurgence of Liberty Struggle in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK)& at National University of Science and
Technology (NUST).Shah Mehmood said world silence over the atrocities in Indian occupied Kashmir was regretful.He said Pakistan always
expressed serious intention about engaging India in bilateral dialogues but Indian government always restrained from it.&We all know that
they have general elections in approach future and Pakistan bashing increases their vote bank&, he added.The Minister said Pakistan positive
diplomacy resulted de-escalation between India and Pakistan after Pulwama incident.FM Qureshi informed that he tried to create national
consensus in wake of Pulwama incident but the political leadership of the country seemed reluctant.&Though the response of the opposition
parties on the issue was much negative but they hesitated to act immediately on the matter&, he explained.He reiterated that being part of
Afghan peace process was embodiment of Pakistan support of Afghan-led and Afghan-owned government for the best interest of the region.He
said government had full clarity regarding the implementation of National Action plot (NAP) to its fullest for peace and stability of the
country.Qureshi said country political-economic diplomacy was overcoming the hurdles and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)
specificly in CPEC where special economic zones were being built for third parties.He said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government had
found Pakistan in grey list of (Financial Action Task Force) FATF
&We are being pushed towards the black list of FATF but our government shall do its best to avoid the situation&, he added.Foreign Minister
paid tribute to the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir who were continuing their freedom struggle despite the raging Indian violence and
atrocities.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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