{"id":5931,"date":"2023-09-20T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pakistans-peace-overtures-to-india-have-been-met-with-negativity-fm-jilani\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T08:57:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:57:05","slug":"pakistans-peace-overtures-to-india-have-been-met-with-negativity-fm-jilani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistans-peace-overtures-to-india-have-been-met-with-negativity-fm-jilani\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s peace overtures to India have been met with negativity: FM Jilani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Wednesday said Pakistan\u2019s \u201cpositive outreach and peace overtures\u201d, including the opening of the Kartarpur corridor for visa-free visits from the Indian Sikh community, have been met with negativity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1749229\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPakistan desires peaceful and cooperative neighbourly ties with India,\u201d he said in a speech at the Asia Society conference in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign minister said that India\u2019s illegal actions in India-occupied Jammu Kashmir and the \u201cabhorrent human rights violations\u201d against innocent Kashmiris at the hands of Indian security forces have \u201cfurther deteriorated relations\u201d between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorsening religious extremism in India, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1748285\">against<\/a> Muslims has further complicated the situation,\u201d he stated<\/p>\n<p>He stated that in such a complex environment, \u201cIndia\u2019s belligerence and anti-Pakistan theatrics for domestic elections\u201d are taking the two countries further away from the objectives of regional peace and stability and calling for peaceful constructive dialogues on all outstanding issues in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1772137\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><a id=\"afghanistan\" href=\"#afghanistan\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Afghanistan<\/h2>\n<p>FM Jilani stated that Pakistan had the greatest stake in an Afghanistan that has peace within and with its regional and international partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis objective lies at the heart of our efforts to directly engage with the Afghan interim government, as well as cooperate with [the] international community on Afghanistan,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hosting close to four million Afghan refugees in Pakistan and this is something we have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1770787\">hosting<\/a> for almost four decades. Afghan authorities and the international community continue to work to ensure that these Afghan refugees, whenever the situation settles down, go back to contribute to the economic development of their own country, which is Afghanistan,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something that we feel really proud of because the number of refugees that we have hosted over the last several decades, that is perhaps unprecedented anywhere in the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also share the international community\u2019s concern over the human rights situation in Afghanistan, especially issues related to women\u2019s rights, girls\u2019 education, and women\u2019s employment,\u201d the interim FM stated.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the Pakistan government will continue to raise the issue with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1775878\">Afghan administration<\/a> but suggested that the international community should \u201cdelink aid from political considerations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that instead of coercive measures, engaging the Afghan interim government is much more likely to deliver results. Equally important is to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. For that purpose I think delinking aid from political consideration holds the key in this regard,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>On terrorism, he stressed that Pakistan condemned all forms of it, including state terrorism and state-sponsored violence against religious minorities. However, the FM stated that \u201cwe (Pakistan) reject any attempt to politicise the issue of terrorism by linking it with certain countries, communities, region and religion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire global community is the victim and we have to act together to uproot this menace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in reference to the cross-border violence from Afghanistan, the FM stated that Pakistan\u2019s biggest threat is from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) who are using Afghan soil to launch attacks against Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain closely engaged with the Afghan interim administration on this issue, while we are committed to fighting and defeating the terrorists,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to highlight that the terrorist outfits trying to gain a foothold in Afghanistan should be treated as a threat to the neighbourhood and the entire international community,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"ukraine\" href=\"#ukraine\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>While speaking on the Ukraine war, Foreign Minister Jilani stated that Pakistan\u2019s position was dictated by Pakistan\u2019s \u201cbelief in [an] amicable resolution of conflicts and respect for the UN principles and territorial integrity and sovereignty\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to play a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1766112\">constructive<\/a> role to help end the war and mitigate the suffering of the Ukrainian people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1738992\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that peace will prevail to allow people of both Russia and Ukraine to enjoy its dividends,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He also stated that mitigating the impacts of the Ukraine-Russia crisis on global food and energy security is critical and hoped for early resumption of the black sea grain initiative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Wednesday said Pakistan\u2019s \u201cpositive outreach and peace overtures\u201d, including the opening of the Kartarpur corridor for visa-free visits from the Indian Sikh community, have been met with negativity. \u201cPakistan desires peaceful and cooperative neighbourly ties with India,\u201d he said in a speech at the Asia Society conference in 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