Farooq Abdullah slams Pak for not inviting J&K speaker for CPA meet

He confirmed that Pakistan has not invited the speaker of Indian-held Kashmir assembly to participate in Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) to be held in Islamabad.

Aziz said Pakistan had not as yet responded to India on the national security advisers’ meeting proposed by the latter on August 23 in New Delhi.

Pakistan has said that inviting assembly of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir will be deviating from the resolutions of the Security Council and global laws.

Mr Aziz said Pakistan had suffered heavily after 9/11 due to growing menace of extremism and terrorism but the present government has undertaken military operations to combat terrorism of all types.

At least two persons have been arrested and three others detained for allegedly helping Mohammed Naved Yakub, a Pakistani terrorist of Lashker-e-Taiba who had ambushed a BSF convoy near Udhampur on Wednesday.

Kuala Lumpur-Pakistan reaffirmed on Friday that it wants result-oriented dialogue with India on all issues of mutual concern including the core issue of Kashmir.

Jammu: After a day-long lull, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) will be held in Islamabad from September 30 to October 8.

The advisor on Foreign Affairs said both Pakistan and India have apprehensions and concerns on various issues, which can only be sorted out on the negotiating table.

Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) on Saturday protested against the unprovoked firing by Pakistan troops at the border, militant attacks and infiltration near high commission in New Delhi. India and Pakistan must reach an agreement on their own first. “I would like to thank the speaker of the lower house and the legislative assembly members for taking a strong decision“.