New Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, speaking after winning a parliamentary vote to elect a new prime minister, at a national conference, Islamabad, Pakistan on April 11, 2022.
Shehbaz Sharif promises ‘ethnic and moral support’ to the people of Kashmir
Shortly after his appointment as Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif in his opening remarks on Monday raised the issue of the withdrawal of Article 370 in Kashmir and suspected that the people of the Valley were “bleeding” and that Pakistan would provide “diplomatic and moral support” without raising the issue in all international forums.
The 70-year-old leader, who replaced Imran Khan after a political dispute, said he wanted good relations with India, but could not be achieved without a solution to the Kashmir issue.
He said neighbors were not a matter of choice, it was something we had to live with and unfortunately Pakistan-India relations have not been good since its inception.
He attacked Mr. Khan for not making “serious and verbal attempts” as India repeals Article 370 in August 2019.
“When the forced entry took place in August 2019 and Article 370 was overturned, what great efforts we have made … what great negotiations we tried … Kashmiris’ blood flows through the streets of Kashmir and the Kashmir district is red with their blood,” said Shehbaz Sharif, his younger brother. three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
He expressed a desire for better relations but also for India in connection with the Kashmir crisis.
“We want good relations with India but lasting peace will not come until the Kashmir conflict is resolved,” he said, adding that Pakistan will continue to provide political, political and moral support to the people of Kashmir.
“We will raise our voices to our brothers and sisters in Kashmiris in every forum, efforts will be made to contact them, they will be supported racially, we will support them morally,” he added.
Shehbaz Sharif also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come forward and address the Kashmir crisis so that the two countries can focus on fighting poverty, unemployment, drug shortages and other problems on both sides of the border.
Relations have deteriorated after India announced the withdrawal of special powers from Jammu and Kashmir and the separation of powers from the two union areas in August 2019.
India’s move to withdraw from the special state of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 angered Pakistan, which reduced diplomatic relations and expelled the Indian High Commissioner from Islamabad.
It also cut off all air and land links with India and suspended trade and rail services.
India has said it wants normal relations with neighboring Pakistan in an area free of terrorism, hostility and violence. India has said the task is in Pakistan to create an environment free from fear and hostility.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has devoted more time to India in the foreign policy section of his first speech than any other country. He strongly criticized Imran Khan’s foreign policy.
Sharif, who appointed the 23rd prime minister during a parliamentary vote by more than 100 MPs in the party of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has also resigned from Pakistan’s traditional position to present the Kashmir issue at international forums and to provide Kashmiris’ communications and ethical support.
Prime Minister Modi responded on Twitter, congratulating Sharif on his election and linking any relationship with Pakistan to a non-terrorist state. “India wants peace and stability in a non-terrorist environment, so that we can focus on our development challenges and ensure the well-being and prosperity of our people,” Modi said.
Speaking after his election, Sharif has spent more time in India on the foreign policy side of his speech than on any other country, including the traditional Pakistani alliance China and the US. He criticized Khan’s law, which was released in a no-confidence motion on Sunday.
We wish good relations with India but there will be no lasting peace until the Kashmir issue is resolved amicably, “said the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the younger brother of three-year-old Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who speaks Urdu.
“I would like to give Prime Minister Modi this advice that you must understand about poverty, unemployment [and] illness on both sides. People have no medicine, education, trade or jobs. Why do we want to harm ourselves and future generations?” he said.
“Come on, we have decided on the Kashmir issue according to UN resolutions and the aspirations of the people of Kashmiri and eradicate poverty on both sides and create jobs, bring progress and prosperity.”
Sharif added: “Neighbors are not a matter of choice, it is something you have to live with.”
Sharif was backed by 174 lawmakers from parties such as the PML-N, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl in the vote. Khan did not meet with the National Assembly and lawmakers from his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party walked out of the house, claiming they were resigning in large numbers.
India and Pakistan have not had formal or formal talks since 2008 when the Pakistani-Lashkar-e-Taiba-based invasion of Mumbai. Pakistan severed almost all ties and reduced diplomatic relations after India relinquished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019.
After his 2018 election, Khan had also promised to improve relations with India but there was no progress after Pulwama’s alleged suicide attack by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Nawaz Sharif was among the regional leaders invited to Modi’s inauguration in 2014, and the Indian leader visited Lahore in December 2015 to meet with Nawaz but a series of terrorist attacks following JeM’s activities had a much lower ties.
Also read: France new update: Emmanuel Macron and Marine le pen.
