Pakistan's desperation for J&K escalates! Pak FM Qureshi asks India to rethink about 'Article 370'

 

While Qureshi was on his two-day visit to Turkey, he has been quoted saying, "If India is willing to re-visit some of the decisions that it took on Aug 5, 2019, Pakistan will be more than happy to engage, sit and talk and resolve all outstanding issues." On Aug 5, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a bold move to scrap the special status granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir by modifying Article 370 of the Constitution.

 

On the very same day, the Rajya Sabha also passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, that bifurcated the state into two Union Territories-Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Pakistan had outstanding issues with India including Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek, water and other minor issues and the only sensible way forward was the dialogue, reported Pakistani media.

 

He said, "We cannot afford to go to war, you know, it will be mutually suicidal. And no sensible person will advocate a policy of that nature. So, we need to sit and we need to talk." The Ministry of External Affairs of India has always seen to it to make a statement in response to Pakistan's desperate efforts to regain influence in Kashmir, which has been progressively lost ever since the abrogation of Article 370. This time as well, the MEA will respond to the Pakistan Foreign Minister's ambitious expectations shortly.