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Pakistan reiterates call for independent investigation into use of chemical weapons by India in IOK
October 18, 2018

Pakistan has reiterated call for a thorough and independent investigation into use of chemical weapons by Indian forces in occupied Kashmir.

In his weekly news briefing in Islamabad today (Thursday), Foreign Office Spokesperson, Dr Muhammad Faisal said Indian forces are committing heinous crimes in occupied Kashmir, which were also documented by UN Human Rights Commission in its recent report.

The spokesperson said Pakistan has a principled stand on Kashmir dispute and there is no change in it.

To a question, he said that Pakistan International Airlines is facing problems in regularizing its accounts in New Delhi.

He said the national flag carrier is pursuing its case in the Indian courts. He said the Indian side should shun such an anti- Pakistan approach as it will not be helpful.

Responding to a question, he said the United States and its allied forces should not withdraw from Afghanistan until situation stabilizes in that country.

The Spokesperson stated that there is no military solution to the Afghan conflict. He said negotiated settlement is the most viable option.

He said we are pleased that other important actors are also arriving at the same conclusion and exploring the possibilities of peace and reconciliation.

The Spokesperson said Pakistan welcomes efforts for negotiated settlement of Afghan issue and will extend all possible support in this regard.     

When asked about Indian-Afghan cooperation for developing water reservoirs on Kabul River, the spokesperson said Pakistan and Afghanistan remain engaged for optimal utilization of the available water resources.

Responding to a question about the US's first set of sanctions against Iran, the Spokesperson said we desire that all the parties should uphold their commitments regarding Iranian nuclear deal.

He said Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressed his concerns on the incident and briefed the Iranian counterpart about the action taken by Pakistan to ascertain the whereabouts of the missing Iranian guards.

He said it was also noted that the directors general of military operations of the two countries are also in touch with each other to coordinate security and rescue efforts.