ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday confirmed that India had concurred to Pakistan’s proposal of holding next technical meeting on Kartarpur Corridor on August 30 at the Zero Point designated area of the border.

Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal at a weekly press briefing said notwithstanding the current tense situation with India, Pakistan would continue the process of opening of Kartarpur Corridor.

“Pakistan remains committed to complete and inaugurate its side of the Kartarpur Corridor as planned and announced by the prime minister,” he said.

On proposal of closure of air space for India, the spokesman said the issue was discussed at highest level and was one of the many options being considered.

“We can exercise it at the time of our choosing,” he said, adding that no final decision in this regard had been taken so far.

If invoking the jurisdiction of International Court of Justice was still on the cards following India’s changing of Kashmir status, he said it was a “delicate
issue”, for which consultations were underway with all stakeholders.

The spokesman said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi would visit Geneva next month to attend the meeting of Human Rights Council to highlight the issue of Kashmir.

He said former foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua as special envoy had already reached Geneva to prepare for an extensive outreach to international community on the Kashmir dispute.

On Pakistan’s stance on the current legal status of Kashmir after India abrogated Article 35A of its constitution, the spokesman said Pakistan still regarded it “a disputed territory”.

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