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India not issuing visas even to pilgrims, says Pakistan

Shah Mehmood Qureshi. [File Photo]

Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said that the Government of India (GoI) was not even issuing visas to pilgrims to attend religious functions in Pakistan when Islamabad, on the other hand, was relaxing its visa policy for Indians, Pakistan media reported.

This was said by Shah Mahmood Qureshi during the concluding session of the 708th annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Geo News reported.

As per a report by The News, Qureshi said thousands of pilgrims from Rajasthan could not attend Shah Rukn-e-Alam’s Urs this year as India did not issue them visas.

He said that there were external forces who wanted to promote chaos and instability in Pakistan, adding that they did not want “Pakistan to prosper.”

“We have to block the path of such forces. The country must unite against them,” he was quoted as saying.

He added, “It was important to stay united, the rising trend of extremism in society was dangerous and poisonous.

Qureshi regretted that Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine were braving “atrocities”, adding that the people of Afghanistan were also in turmoil.

Peace in Afghanistan is Pakistan’s desire and priority, he noted, adding that Pakistan’s stability and prosperity depend on sustainable peace in Afghanistan.

 

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