ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office Thursday said that the water crisis is critical for Pakistan, calling the matter country’s ‘jugular vein’.
The FO Spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal in his weekly briefing said that Indian is throwing the region into an arms race but Pakistan cannot remain oblivious towards its defence. The FO spokesman said that Pakistani forces are fully prepared for the homeland’s defence.
On the subject of water crisis, Dr Faisal said that Pakistan is facing environmental and water challenges and it is the responsibility of the World Bank to form an arbitration court on the matter of Kishan Ganga dam.
The spokesperson said India is now using new inhuman methods of crushing Kashmiri youth under heavy vehicles. “It is highly condemnable that Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ran a jeep over Kaiser Ahmad, 24 years old, during protests after Friday prayers, who succumbed to injuries in Nowhatta area of Srinagar”, he added. He said the world community and human rights defenders should take notice of the situation in the occupied valley. Dr Faisal said that the Indian occupation forces have snapped the internet services in Srinagar and clamped curbs on the public movement.
“Indian atrocities in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir are out rightly condemned and need immediate attention of the international community and global human rights defenders”, he added.
Replying to a question he said that minorities residing India are being persecuted which is totally contrary to India’s self portrayal of a secular state.
He said that President Mamnoon Hussain will have sidelines meetings with the leadership of SCO member countries including his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said that President will discuss all matters of bilateral relations and ways of enhancing mutual cooperation between the member countries.
He said the relationship between Pakistan and Russia are growing positively and it is hoped they will be stronger in future. He said that Pakistan strongly condemned the suicide attack that targeted a congregation of religious scholars in Kabul.
Spokesperson said Pakistan is one of the most affected countries and is facing serious water problems. Pakistan, among the global community, seeks to find sustainable alternatives to plastic and urgently reduce its excessive production that is continuously polluting our rivers and seas. DNA