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.
PM Khan, Saudi crown prince discuss situation in Kashmir
PM Khan, Saudi crown prince discuss situation in Kashmir
- The two leaders earlier spoke on August 7 after India revoked Kashmir’s special status
- Pakistan foreign minister also briefed OIC Secretary General on the developments in the disputed area
Pakistan expresses solidarity with Canada as school shooting claims 9 lives
- At least 9 dead, 27 wounded in shooting incident at secondary school, residence in British Columbia on Tuesday
- Officials say the shooter was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after the incident
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed solidarity with Canada as a high school shooting incident in a British Columbia town left at least nine dead, more than 20 others injured.
Six people were found at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School while a seventh died on the way to the hospital, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement on Tuesday. Two other people were found dead at a home that police believe is connected to the shooting at the school. A total of 27 people were wounded in the attack.
In an initial emergency alert, police described the suspect as a “female in a dress with brown hair,” with officials saying she was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“Saddened by the tragic shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia,” Sharif wrote on social media platform X.
He conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims, wishing a swift recovery to those injured in the attack.
“Pakistan stands in solidarity with the people and Government of Canada in this difficult time,” he added.
Canadian police have not yet released any information about the age of the shooter or the victims.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was “devastated” by the violence, announcing he had suspended plans to travel to the Munich Security Conference on Wednesday.
While mass shootings are rare in Canada, last April, a vehicle attack that targeted a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouver killed 11 people.
British Columbia Premier David Eby called the latest violence “unimaginable.”
Nina Krieger, British Columbia’s minister of public safety, described it as one of the “worst mass shootings” in Canada’s history.
