Islamabad, Jan. 03 (TNS): Pakistan says it is looking forward to positive engagement with the United States at the leadership level.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal was responding to the queries of media persons at his weekly news briefing in Islamabad today on the statement made by US President Donald Trump that he looks forward to meet the new Pakistani leadership.
The spokesperson said President Donald Trump’s remarks are indeed a departure from his 1st January 2018 tweet.
He once again rejected the Indian notion that they carried out surgical strikes inside Pakistan. He said Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be construed as its weakness. The spokesperson said Kashmir is a disputed territory and its resolution lies in plebiscite in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions. He urged the international community to call upon India to stop its gross human rights violations in occupied Kashmir. He said India should allow the UN observer mission to visit the area of LoC to monitor ceasefire violations. Responding to a question, the spokesperson said Pakistan desires to move forward its relations with Bangladesh. He said we welcome the newly elected government there and hope it will take the relations away from the irritants of the past. The spokesperson strongly rejected New York Times report that Pakistan has sent one thousand troops to Yemen.
