Int’l community, including Britain, need to come forward to help the Afghan people: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (SABAH): Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held in Islamabad on Sunday last proved productive in respective of taking steps to address the serious humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

Talking to Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the UK House of Commons in Islamabad on Tuesday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the international community, including Britain, need to come forward to help the Afghan people.

The Minister said India’s unilateral actions in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are clear violation of international laws. He said the violations of human rights and international laws cannot be described as a bilateral matter between Pakistan and India.

He said Pakistan wants that serious human rights violations in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir are raised at the House of Commons and other international forums. The Minister said Pakistan desires to further strengthen bilateral relations with the United Kingdom.