Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said there will be no trade with India till restoration of the special status of Kashmir, which was illegally ended by India on 5th August 2019.
Talking to different delegations in Multan on Sunday , he said government has a clear stance that India should step forward to resolve the issues.
The Foreign Minister said Pakistan has never refused to engage in dialogue with India on all issues for peace in the region.
About Afghanistan, he said the international community is appreciating Pakistan's role for sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
The Foreign Minister has assured that Pakistan will continue facilitating the peace process in Afghanistan.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has dismissed the impression that Pakistan-India relations and trade ties have normalized.
In a statement , he said that relations between Pakistan and India have not gone back to normal and that the government has made a clear decision that under the current circumstances, Pakistan will not open trade with India.
Talking about the opposition, Shah Mahmood said the interest-based unnatural alliance of PDM has come to an end. The movement failed to achieve its agenda and differences between PPP and PML-N became apparent.
The Foreign Minister said that those who came out to overthrow the government have returned to their homes. Unlike the PTI government which aims to alleviate poverty and achieve sustainable development goals, PDM has no agenda for public development, he added.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that development of South Punjab is our foremost priority and establishment of the Secretariat will be the first step towards this goal. He further said that the misunderstanding regarding secretariat has been made clear. And soon it will be allowed to function independently.
