Reacting strongly to Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s verbal attack on Pakistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said that the neighbouring country rejected the Pakistani offer of resuming peace talks on ‘flimsy grounds’.
Addressing the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, Qureshi also blamed India for exporting terrorism to Pakistan and other countries in the region. “Kulbhushan Jadhav is an example of India exporting terrorism to its neighbouring countries,” he added.
He further urged the leadership of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to play its part, “Millions of people are looking at the OIC. I also urge the human rights organisations to take a look at the human rights violations taking place in Kashmir.”
The foreign minister added India is perpetrating genocide of Kashmiris in a plan to change the demographic composition of the population in Kashmir.
He added, “We have never given precedence to war. If someone wages a war on us, then we have the right to defend ourselves.”
The entire nation is standing shoulder to shoulder with the armed forces, Qureshi added.
