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India violated SCO rule by bringing bilateral matter at regional forum: FM

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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said India was losing credibility at all international fora as it violated the principle of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on bringing bilateral matter to the platform.

In response to objection of India against Pakistan during the online meeting of SCO National Security Advisers yesterday, the Foreign Minister said the attempt ended in humiliation of the former as rejected by the forum, which was meant to address regional issues.

He recalled attending the SCO meeting of Foreign Ministers held recently in Russia and mentioned that bilateral matters were supposed to be discussed during sideline meetings.

Qureshi said Pakistan followed the SCO rules, whereas India raised objection on a bilateral issue.

He said Jammu and Kashmir was a disputed territory, already mentioned in the resolutions of the United Nations.

He said India was losing credibility at all international forums as its National Security Adviser walked out of the meeting.

On Ladakh matter, he said China urged upon India to resolve the matter through negotiation, however India chose the path of aggression instead.

At Ladakh front as well, India has faced huge humiliation, he said.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.