PM Khan, Saudi crown prince discuss situation in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: In a telephone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan discussed the latest developments in Kashmir and other matters pertaining to the region, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on August 26, 2019.
“Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received a telephone call today [Monday] from Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan,” the SPA said.
“During the call, they discussed the latest developments in the region and HRH the Crown Prince was briefed by the Pakistani Prime Minister on the latest developments in Kashmir,” it added.
In an earlier phone call with the Saudi royal on August 7, PM Khan had discussed India’s move to scrap Kashmir’s special status following New Delhi’s decision to do away with Article 370 on August 5.
Meanwhile, on Monday night, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi briefed the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Secretary General, Yousef Al-Othaimeen, on the “deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation” in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Qureshi shared a set of proposals with Al-Othaimeen after the two exchanged views on the OIC’s response on the matter.
“The proposals included a renewed call for India to allow the OIC’s fact-finding mission to visit the Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir and convening of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu & Kashmir at the ministerial level,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement released on Monday.
Al-Othaimeen, for his part, reiterated serious concern over the worsening human rights situation in Indian-administered Kashmir “noting that the OIC will continue to play its role in support of and solidarity with the Kashmiri people,” excerpts from the statement read.