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Pakistan Reminds 193-Member Pakistan Averts Threat of Saudi-Iran Conflict We Will Never Abandon
UN Body of Kashmiris’ Plight People of Occupied Kashmir
United Nations: Pakistan has reaf- Rawalpindi: Visiting troops sta-
firmed its full support to the call tioned along the Line of Control
by the United Nations (UN) hu- (LoC) on Wednesday, Army chief
man rights office for an investiga- Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa vowed
tion of the gross and systematic “to never leave Kashmiris alone” in
human rights violations in Jammu their fight against Indian oppres-
and Kashmir, saying the situation in sion.
the disputed state had now become “Kashmiris in IOJ&K are
“dire”. bravely facing Indian atrocities un-
“The Office of the High Com- der continued siege. We shall never
missioner of Human Rights, being leave them alone and play our right-
the premier UN human rights body, ful role at whatever cost”, said Gen
must be assisted in executing its Bajwa.
mandate effectively, and by imple- Gen Bajwa’s remarks followed a
menting its own recommendations briefing of the “deliberate targeting
and reports, especially the ones on of civilians” by Indian troops and
Kashmir,” Ambassador Maleeha the response by Pakistan’s armed
Lodhi told the General Assembly’s forces.
Third Committee, which deals with A day earlier, at least three ci-
social, humanitarian and cultural is- vilians died and eight others were
sues. injured in Azad Jammu and Kash-
The Pakistani envoy was react- mir after Indian troops resorted
ing to the UN High Commissioner to “indiscriminate” shelling from
Michele Bachelet’s annual report Prime Minister Imran Khan and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meet in Riyadh on October 15, 2019 across LoC.
to the committee in which she ex- Islamabad: The threat of an imme- matic options to resolve their differ- said Pakistan wanted to facilitate a The heavily militarized LoC
pressed serious concern over the diate conflict between Saudi Arabia ences. dialogue between Saudi Arabia and which splits the disputed region of
rising violations of human rights by and Iran has been averted thanks to His statement came just hours Iran. Kashmir between India and Paki-
some UN member states. Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts, Foreign after Prime Minister Imran Khan Qureshi said the Iranian lead- stan has been constantly witnessing
Since August 5, when India’s an- Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi concluded a visit to Saudi Arabia as ership shared Pakistan’s perspec- ceasefire violations by the Indian
nexed Kashmir, the Kashmiri people announced on Wednesday. part of Pakistan’s efforts to defuse tive and expressed their willingness army in a serious breach of a No-
have been suffering under a repres- Qureshi told the media that tensions in the Persian Gulf region. to hold direct talks or through any vember 2003 truce agreement.
sive lockdown and curfew both the Saudi and Iranian leader- The prime minister had ear- third party with Saudi Arabia. According to Syed
PLIGHT, P28 ship had agreed to pursue diplo- lier travelled to Tehran, where he THREAT, P28 ABANDON, P28
Troops Exchange Fire, Many Britain’s Duke and Duchess Accorded a Truly Pakistani Welcome Imran Offers, Fazl Rejects
Civilians Killed in Kashmir Talks on ‘Azadi March’
Islamabad: Pakistani and Indian Imran Khan on Tuesday. Islamabad: Prime Minister Im-
troops exchanged gunfire in the dis- The couple were re- ran Khan on Wednesday appointed
puted Himalayan region of Kashmir, ceived by the premier at Defense Minister Pervez Khattak
killing four civilians and wounding the Prime Minister House, to hold talks with Maulana Fazlur
nearly a dozen others, officials from where a lunch was hosted Rehman on his ‘Azadi march’, but
both sides said Wednesday, as ten- in honor of the guests. the offer was immediately rejected
sions remain high between the two William’s late mother, by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl
South Asian countries. Diana, was a friend of the (JUI-F) chief.
Kashmir is split between Paki- prime minister and visited Prime Minister Imran, while
stan and India and claimed by both Pakistan twice — 1996 chairing a meeting of the PTI Core
countries in its entirety. They have and 1997 — to help raise Committee at the Bani Gala Secre-
fought two wars over the province. awareness and funds for tariat, formed a four-member com-
India sparked a new round of the Shaukat Khanum Me- mittee, headed by Khattak and com-
tensions in August, when it down- morial Cancer Hospital. prising senior party leaders from all
graded the autonomy of its side of Prior to meeting the the four provinces, to reach out to
Kashmir and imposed tighter con- prime minister, the couple the JUI-F chief.
trols on the area. was welcomed by Presi- Fazl has announced that his
On Wednesday, Pakistan’s for- dent Arif Alvi and his wife party’s rally would march on Islam-
eign ministry said it summoned an Samina Arif at Aiwan-i- abad on October 31, demanding
Indian diplomat to lodge its protest Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton meet Prime Minister Sadr. the resignation of Prime Minister
over the previous day’s cease fire Imran Khan in Islamabad on Tuesday Middleton, who ear- Imran Khan. Other opposition par-
violations that killed three civilians, lier donned a royal blue ties, including the Pakistan Muslim
including two children, on the Paki- Islamabad: The Duke Kate Middleton, who are Charles and his wife Ca- kurta, changed into a League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the
stani side of the contested and Duchess of Cam- the first royals to officially milla visited the region in green and white Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP),
TROOPS, P28 bridge Prince William and visit Pakistan since Prince 2006, met Prime Minister DUKE, P28 REJECTS, P28

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