New York/Islamabad: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi met the President of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Maria Fernanda Espinosa in New York on Monday and briefed her on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to reports in the Pakistani media, Lodhi told the UNGA president in detail about alleged human rights violations in Kashmir, even as the valley entered its 23rd day of curfew and communications blackout.
After meeting the UNGA President, Lodhi tweeted: “Met Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of UN General Assembly & briefed her about the grave situation in Kashmir where the continuing curfew & lockdown is exacerbating the suffering of the people. UN should live up to its obligations on Kashmir.”
This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump in France on the sidelines of the G7 summit and discussed Kashmir.
Pak Army chief meets
top Chinese general
IslamabadPakistan and China have signed an MoU for the enhancement of defence cooperation and capacity building of the Pakistani Army, as the top generals of the two armies discussed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
China’s Central Military Commission Vice-Chairman Xu Qiliang visited the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi with a high-level delegation on Monday and held a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan’s Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa.
During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security, avenues to enhance bilateral defence collaboration, and particularly the situation in Kashmir were discussed, the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of Pakistan’s military said. (Agencies)
