New York: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi demanded on Thursday that the UN Security Council resolution on Kashmir be implemented, asserting that his country will continue to support the right of self-determination for Jammu and Kashmir.
He also said he saw “zero” political or military role for India in Afghanistan, remarks that came weeks after US President Donald Trump sought more help from New Delhi to bring peace and stability in the war-torn country. Trump, while announcing his new Afghan and South Asia policy last month, had criticised Pakistan for harbouring terrorists.
“I think the basic issue is Kashmir. The implementation of the Security Council resolution will be a great starting point that will help address each other’s concerns and provide peace to the region and between Pakistan and India. That’s the core issue between the two countries,” Abbasi said at an event organised by the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
Abbasi was responding to a question from Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney who sought to know from him what India and Pakistan needed to do to achieve peace.
Abbasi, who is New York to attend the annual UN General Assembly session and will deliver his speech on Thursday, asked the world community to honour and defend the fundamental right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
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