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Qureshi urges India to 'behave responsibly' in border dispute with China
[The News (Pak)] Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood WormtongueQureshi  ...a Pak political shape-changer. He is undistinguished except for his habit of periodically needing to have his lips reattached...on Wednesday lashed out at New Delhi for "threatening regional peace via its aggressive attitude" as tensions between China and India grew surrounding the Ladakh region amid reports of both countries' soldiers engaging in disputes. "India's intentions do not look good," said FM Qureshi, speaking to Geo News. "India has already heated up the Indian Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... e front and you know very well its attitude towards Nepal [on border issue]," he said, adding that New Delhi was also sabotaging peace in Afghanistan. He blamed India for giving rise to tensions in the region by carrying out construction activities in territory that was considered disputed between it and China. "A war was fought between India and China in 1962 and again, India is resorting to aggressive posturing in the same territory," he said. The foreign minister urged the Indian government to exhibit responsible behaviour by making use of the "mechanisms of dialogue and consultations to solve disputes". Commenting on Prime Minister Modi's meeting with the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and tri-services chiefs on the border dispute with China, Qureshi said that it remains to be seen what India's intentions in the region are. "Pakistain has said this over and over again. I have said this to the UN Secretary-General and written letters to the UN Security Council that India is threatening peace [in the region] through its aggressive behaviour," he said. Related: Ladakh: 2020-05-27 Thousands of Chinese Troops Flood Border with India as Tensions Rise Ladakh: 2020-05-25 China: I know... let's invade India! Indian Army amasses along Chinese border Ladakh: 2020-05-20 Taliban confirm stance regarding India, Pakistan, Kashmir following social media rumors Posted by: Fred 2020-05-28 |
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