NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that
Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir issue is based on the principle that the
Kashmiri people should get the right of self determination, which has
been assured to them by the UN and the international
community. Pakistan seeks the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue
in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
She
was talking to Syed Ali Shah Gilani, Chairman, Hurriyat Conference (G)
on Tuesday , who met her at Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi
Gilani was flanked Ayaz Akbar and Shafi Reshi. The meeting was part
of the Foreign Minister’s consultations with the Kashmiri leadership
prior to the meeting with her Indian counterpart on 27 July. The
Ministerial meeting will discuss matter of bilateral interests
including Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Minister Khar also met Yasin
Malik, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) at Lahore before
leaving for India.
After the meeting speaking to the media,
Syed Gilani said that the Kashmiri people appreciate the moral,
political and diplomatic support given by Pakistan . The Kashmiris seek
resolution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute through the exercise of
their right to self-determination. The Kashmiri youth in particular is
committed to carrying forward this just cause and hold high the banner
of justice for the Kashmiris. Online
