Getting Kashmir difficulty at centre of UN agenda ‘uphill job’, says Pakistan’s international minister Bilawal Bhutto

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has accepted that the nation has did not get any traction for its Kashmir agenda on the UN.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 11, 2023 14:58 IST

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated there are various similarities between the plight of the folks of Kashmir and the plight of the folks of Palestine (Photo: AP)

By India Today World Desk: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has accepted that there aren’t any takers of its ‘Kashmir’ agenda on the United Nations council, a difficulty raked up by the neighbouring nation often. The Pakistan minister stated his nation has did not get any traction or help for its agenda from the broader UN membership, information company PTI reported.

“Islamabad faces an ‘uphill task’ to get the Kashmir issue into the ‘centre’ of the agenda of the United Nations,” Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was quoted by PTI as saying. He fumbled as he went on to confer with India, describing it first as “our friend” earlier than utilizing the time period “neighbouring” nation, the report stated.

Pakistan has again and again raised the difficulty of Kashmir on the UN council, regardless of the subject or agenda being mentioned, and has additionally drawn parallels between the state of affairs in Palestine and Kashmir. But it has not suceeded in getting wider UN membership that considers Kashmir to be a bilateral difficulty between India and Pakistan.

“You’re also right to note that we face a particularly uphill task to try and get Kashmir into the centre of the agenda at the United Nations,” Zardari stated at a press convention.

“And whenever the issue of Kashmir is brought up, our friends within, with.. our friend… our.. our… neighbouring countries, strongly object, vociferously object and they perpetuate a post-fact narrative where they try to claim that this is not a dispute for the United Nations, that this is not a disputed territory recognised for the international community,” Pakistan’s international minister stated.

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‘PAK CONSISTENT IN EFFORTS FOR KASHMIR’

The minister stated although Pakistan finds it tough to get the reality throughout, they’re persistent of their efforts.

“I think your parallel is very justified. There are many similarities between the plight of the people of Kashmir and the plight of the people of Palestine. I think it’s fair to say that both issues remain unaddressed by the United Nations and we’d like to see an extra focus not only on Palestine but also on Kashmir,” he added.

The strained ties between India and Pakistan hit a new-low after New Delhi scrapped Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019. India’s resolution evoked sturdy reactions from Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties and expelled the Indian envoy. India blames Pakistan for stirring the unrest by backing terrorists in Kashmir – a cost its neighbour denies.

New Delhi has maintained it needs regular neighbourly relations with Islamabad in an setting freed from terror, hostility and violence.

India has additionally reiterated that abrogation of Article 370 was its inner matter and likewise suggested Pakistan to just accept the fact and cease all anti-India propaganda.

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Mar 11, 2023