New York: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday met with the United States special envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad.
According to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Khalilzad shared with the premier “how far his negotiations with the Taliban had gone, the nature of the talks and what expectations he holds in the future”.
“So he presented his entire analysis of the US-Taliban talks,” he added, as he briefed a press conference.
The foreign minister also spoke of the prime minister’s meeting with US Senator Lindsay Graham, who he said was one of four senators who had written to US President Donald Trump to call to his attention the “worrying situation” in India-occupied Kashmir.
“We thanked him for taking on the responsibility to raise his voice for the unarmed Kashmiris who are now in the 48th day of a day-and-night curfew imposed on them with their fundamental rights snatched away,” said Qureshi.
He added that the Pakistani delegation had requested Senator Graham to continue to raise his voice and told him that the US Congress can play an important role in this.
“Many Senators and members of Congress have played their role and we believe the more they step forward, the better the chance of relief for Kashmiris being secured, as the American Congress has much weight behind their words and actions,” said the foreign minister.
Earlier, the premier met Secretary General of Amnesty International Kumi Naidoo and discussed the worsening human rights situation in occupied Kashmir with him.
“Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International , called on the PM and discussed worsening human rights situation in IOJ&K as a result of an excruciating clampdown by Indian occupying authorities,” read a tweet by the Foreign Office.
