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[00:00:19] But despite
[00:00:20] that, especially
[00:01:34] The decisions of the governors have taken over
[00:01:38] administrative decisions. We will talk
[00:01:41] about this entire situation. Dr. Farooq Adil is present with us in the Islam Studio. He is a senior analyst
[00:01:45] and author. Thank you very much. Humayun Khan is also with us.
[00:01:49] He is a senior journalist and expert on international affairs. Shanila Mar is also with us.
[00:01:53] She is a senior journalist and author. Thank you very much
[00:01:56] to you too. Owais Shirazi is with us. He is an analyst.
[00:02:00] Dr. Farooq Adil
[00:02:02] sir.
[00:02:06] freedom. Let me Kashmiris had a special status. Kashmir had a special status. A disputed territory with more than 17 resolutions
[00:02:09] in the United Nations. Their
[00:02:13] right to self-determination was not given first. Then
[00:02:16] an excuse was made that we will end it soon. We want to develop the infrastructure.
[00:02:20] Now in this regard, there are bitter experiences from the past.
[00:02:24] Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti
[00:02:27] who were in power and played the role of puppets.
[00:02:31] Today they have realized that development does not do anything.
[00:02:34] These black laws are actually difficult.
[00:02:38] Thank you, Doctor sahib. Look, when you were giving the introduction
[00:02:41] and asking questions, I remembered Ahmed
[00:02:45] Ben Bella. Ahmed Ben Bella was one of the greatest
[00:02:48] leaders of Algeria. And you remember that when he was leading
[00:02:52] the freedom movement there,
[00:02:56] Pakistan issued him a passport.
[00:02:59] He said a sentence about occupied Kashmir, in which he says
[00:03:03] that the ocean has been closed in a small pot. He says that
[00:03:06] occupied Kashmir is the world's largest open
[00:03:10] prison, in which there is no concept
[00:03:13] of human rights left, and
[00:03:16] people, humanity, understand that human rights
[00:03:20] have been violated, the dignity
[00:03:24] of human life has also been destroyed.
[00:03:28] So this is occupied Kashmir, and this occupied
[00:03:32] Kashmir, from 1947 and even before that, the Dogra rule
[00:03:35] and its sale, and that whole
[00:03:39] story of knowledge is in its place, but
[00:03:42] after 1947,
[00:03:44] the story
[00:03:46] that begins has broken all records.
[00:03:50] There is no doubt about that. Okay, now you
[00:03:53] see that when this BJP, this cockroach Janatha Party
[00:03:56] etc., was fired upon with pellet guns,
[00:04:00] they realized what a huge
[00:04:03] violation of human rights and what a huge injustice
[00:04:07] this is. But you have been firing pellet guns
[00:04:10] for a long time. Thousands of children have been blinded because of it.
[00:04:14] Their bodies have been riddled with pellets, and
[00:04:18] there is a continuous violation of their rights. I am saying
[00:04:21] this only to make a comparison that
[00:04:24] look, some methods of oppression
[00:04:28] are only for occupied Kashmir
[00:04:30] and nowhere else in India
[00:04:34] is its existence visible. When the CGP went out of control, they were fired upon.
[00:04:39] continuing and we are aware of Otherwise, no one in India knows what a pellet gun is. So these are their double standards.
[00:04:43] The main thing is that
[00:04:46] how much can you suppress any nation by changing
[00:04:50] their constitution and their legitimate rights,
[00:04:54] their status under the United Nations.
[00:04:58] After
[00:05:12] this, these different phases, in which their
[00:05:16] life and spirit of freedom and spirit of liberty
[00:05:20] has been proven with such determination that the world recognizes
[00:05:23] it, but anyway, because
[00:05:27] there were world interests, and in that, the world has double standards.
[00:05:33] after this battle for truth, the
[00:05:37] stature that Pakistan gained
[00:05:39] and especially the world realized
[00:05:43] that Pakistan was attacked for no reason.
[00:05:47] In fact, the Indian state itself commits terrorism. Okay, Doctor sahib, I will continue
[00:05:51] what you are saying. Humayun Khan, you talked about double standards.
[00:05:55] On one hand, after the League of Nations, the purpose of its establishment
[00:05:58] was to protect the devastation of war,
[00:06:02] territorial integrity and sovereignty. This was the aim under which
[00:06:05] the UN was established. Then the UN
[00:06:08] Charter, and if we talk about its Article 52, where you will find...
[00:07:12] gentlemen, very warm good morning,
[00:07:16] we begin with the opening statement: I welcome you all to the ministry of foreign
[00:07:20] affairs. Ladies and gentlemen, prime minister, his
[00:07:23] excellency, mr. Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif will undertake an official
[00:07:27] visit to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 6th
[00:07:31] to 8th August 2026. This is starting
[00:07:34] today. He will be accompanied by a high level
[00:07:38] delegation, comprising the deputy prime minister and
[00:07:41] foreign minister, sir and the chief
[00:07:44] of army staff and the chief of defense forces
[00:07:47] and other ministers.
[00:07:51] The DPM will join the delegation from Madina
[00:07:54] Munawwara where he made a brief stop over after
[00:07:57] concluding his visit to Jordan for the ministerial meeting on
[00:08:01] Palestine and Jerusalem.
[00:08:05] During the visit, the prime minister, during the visit to
[00:08:08] Saudi Arabia, the prime minister will meet his royal highness,
[00:08:17] and the prime minister of Saudi Arabia.
[00:08:19] Discussion will focus on consolidating the Pakistan, Saudi
[00:08:23] Arabia bilateral relationships
[00:08:26] as well as exchange of views on areas of regional
[00:08:30] and international developments of mutual interest. The visit
[00:08:34] marks Pakistan's longstanding partnership with the kingdom of Saudi
[00:08:37] Arabia anchored in decades of mutual
[00:08:41] trust, cooperation,
[00:08:43] and brotherhood. Although taking place against the
[00:08:47] backdrop of heightened tensions in the Gulf, the
[00:08:50] visit will carry immense significance
[00:08:53] beyond the immediate crisis and short term
[00:08:57] considerations. It will further strengthen bilateral
[00:09:00] relations, deepen strategic cooperation,
[00:09:03] enhance coordination on regional and international issues of
[00:09:07] mutual interest, and also reinforce
[00:09:10] multilateral cooperation.
[00:09:13] Ladies and gentlemen, Pakistan remained engaged alongside with
[00:09:17] brotherly countries in our sincere efforts to resolve the
[00:09:21] crisis in the Gulf and the Middle East, especially with
[00:09:24] respect to the standoff in the Strait of
[00:09:27] Hormuz. As a littoral state, overlooking
[00:09:30] the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf, Oman
[00:09:34] has, let me, let us add that Oman has
[00:09:37] consistently played a very constructive role in promoting regional
[00:09:41] peace and stability. "Pakistan acknowledges and deeply
[00:09:45] appreciates Oman's valuable contribution in its steadfast
[00:09:48] efforts to further to foster de-escalation and
[00:09:52] peaceful coexistence.
[00:09:54] Pakistan will continue to actively pursue diplomatic engagements and
[00:09:58] support all sincere efforts
[00:10:01] aimed at achieving comprehensive, just, and lasting
[00:10:05] resolution to this conflict.
[00:10:09] And in the same way, and in the context of our own
[00:10:12] efforts, on the 30th July, the foreign, the
[00:10:16] deputy prime minister and foreign minister held an important telephone
[00:10:20] conversation with the foreign minister of kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince
[00:10:23] Faisal bin Farhan.
[00:10:26] They exchanged views on regional developments including the situation
[00:10:29] in the Red Sea, Babal Mandab, and as well as in
[00:10:33] Palestine,
[00:10:35] and on June 3rd, and on August 3rd, 2026, the deputy prime
[00:10:39] minister, foreign minister held a telephone conversation with the foreign minister of the
[00:10:43] Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyad Abbas Arakchi. The two
[00:10:47] leaders discussed regional international developments including
[00:10:50] the deteriorating situation in the occupied
[00:10:54] Palestinian territories, countries, and east Jerusalem. The
[00:10:57] DPM also invited the foreign minister of Iran to
[00:11:01] visit Pakistan.
[00:11:03] Ladies and gentlemen, this week the deputy prime minister and foreign
[00:11:07] minister undertook an important visit to
[00:11:09] Jordan at the invitation of the deputy prime minister and minister
[00:11:13] of foreign affairs of Jordan, Mr. Ayman
[00:11:16] Safadi. The DPM
[00:11:20] visited Jordan. Most of his activities were on the 5th of
[00:11:23] August. To participate in the ministerial
[00:11:27] meeting on Jerusalem, so this was the primary purpose. The
[00:11:30] meeting brought together Arab
[00:11:33] League member states and selected Islamic countries to coordinate
[00:11:37] a unified response to the deteriorating
[00:11:40] situation in the occupied Jerusalem.
[00:11:44] Pakistan's participation reaffirmed our steadfast
[00:11:47] support for the Palestinian people and its
[00:11:50] commitment to establishment of an independent, sovereign,
[00:11:53] contiguous state of Palestine, as per
[00:11:57] 1967 borders with Al
[00:12:00] Quds Al Sharif as its capital. On the
[00:12:03] sidelines of the meeting, the deputy prime minister foreign minister held
[00:12:06] bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Jordan,
[00:12:10] Turkiye, Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, and
[00:12:13] Somalia. The foreign ministers of R4
[00:12:16] countries, R4, as you know, ladies and gentlemen, is a grouping of four countries
[00:12:20] comprising Pakistan,
[00:12:24] Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. So these
[00:12:27] these foreign ministers of these four countries met for the fifth
[00:12:30] time since since the inception of this
[00:12:34] group. The meeting took place in Jordan on the 5th of
[00:12:37] August. The ministers reaffirmed their
[00:12:40] unwavering support for the inalienable right of the
[00:12:43] Palestinian people, including their right to self
[00:12:46] determination and the establishment of an independent sovereign Palestinian
[00:12:50] state. They stressed that a
[00:12:53] comprehensive and lasting resolution of Palestinian
[00:12:56] question remains essential for achieving
[00:12:59] durable peace and stability in the Middle East. The ministers also
[00:13:03] reviewed regional situation and underscored the importance of
[00:13:06] continued consultation, close coordination, and
[00:13:10] diplomacy to promote regional peace, security,
[00:13:13] stability, and de-escalation.
[00:13:17] Another important development, ladies and gentlemen, this week was the
[00:13:21] fourth round of Pakistan-US counter-terrorism dialogue.
[00:13:26] This this was convened in Washington D.C. this
[00:13:29] week and our ambassador
[00:13:33] uh Nabil Munir, special secretary of UN, led our
[00:13:36] delegation. The dialogue underscored shared interest
[00:13:40] in of the US-Pakistan
[00:13:43] sides on counter-terrorism partnership and and our
[00:13:47] determination of the two countries to confront terrorism.
[00:13:51] Delegates exchanged views on the current threat environment, explored
[00:13:55] avenues of enhanced collaboration, and discussed
[00:13:58] steps to to further strengthen border security
[00:14:01] and disrupt terrorist facilitation
[00:14:05] networks across the region. The United
[00:14:09] States and Pakistan reaffirmed their
[00:14:12] joint resolve to confront terrorist
[00:14:14] organizations that endanger the safety of their citizens and the
[00:14:18] stability of the region, specifically including
[00:14:22] ISIS Khorasan, Al-Qaeda. Pakistan
[00:14:33] and Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Australia held
[00:14:36] two important dialogues. One was the official talks, this is kind
[00:14:40] of a bilateral political consultations
[00:14:44] at the senior officials level. And the second was the joint trade committee meeting in
[00:14:48] Canberra. This was on the 4th of August. The two
[00:14:51] sides reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral relations and discussed
[00:14:55] ways to enhance cooperation in in political,
[00:14:58] economic, trade, security, and regional domains. Both
[00:15:01] countries reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening their
[00:15:05] bilateral partnerships. And finally,
[00:15:09] we all celebrated,
[00:15:12] commemorated Sal, observed it
[00:15:16] marking the fifth, the seventh anniversary of
[00:15:19] Indian illegal and unilateral action of 5th
[00:15:22] August 20, 2019, in the Indian illegally
[00:15:26] occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan
[00:15:29] reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Kashmiri people's
[00:15:32] inalienable right to self- determination in accordance with the
[00:15:35] relevant UN Security Council
[00:15:38] resolutions. So with this, ladies and gentlemen, I conclude my opening
[00:15:42] remarks and open the floor for question
[00:15:45] answers.
[00:15:53] Thanks. So you have seen the
[00:15:55] reaction by the Indian
[00:15:59] MSON
[00:16:02] on ongoing process of elections and
[00:16:06] leave your reaction.
[00:16:10] Yes, we have seen those those statements. Pakistan
[00:16:13] categorically rejects the baseless and politic politically
[00:16:17] motivated remarks by the Indian Ministry for
[00:16:21] Ministry of External Affairs regarding the ongoing legislative
[00:16:24] assembly elections in Azad Jammu and
[00:16:27] Kashmir. It is unsurprising that
[00:16:31] India has chosen to issue such remarks on the
[00:16:35] eve of the seventh anniversary of its illegal and unilateral actions of
[00:16:38] 5th August through which it sought it seeks
[00:16:42] to alter the internationally recognized
[00:16:45] disputed status of Jammu and
[00:16:48] Kashmir. These statements, those actions
[00:16:51] were a flagrant violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions,
[00:16:55] international law and India's own international
[00:16:58] commitments. The elections in in
[00:17:02] to the 13th legislative assembly of Azad Jammu and
[00:17:05] Kashmir are being conducted in
[00:17:07] a peaceful, transparent, and orderly manner, in accordance with the
[00:17:10] constitutional and legal framework governing the
[00:17:14] AJK. They reflect democratic
[00:17:17] aspirations and political will of the
[00:17:21] people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. India has
[00:17:23] neither the legal standing nor the moral
[00:17:27] authority to comment to comment on
[00:17:31] democratic process in AJK while it
[00:17:33] continues to deny the people of Indian illegally occupied
[00:17:37] Kashmir the fundamental political rights
[00:17:40] and democratic
[00:17:43] add that no amount of misinformation or or
[00:17:46] propaganda can alter the legal and historical reality that Jammu and
[00:17:50] Kashmir remains an internationally recognized disputed
[00:17:53] territory and its final disposition is to be determined in
[00:17:57] accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council
[00:18:00] Resolutions as well as the freely expressed will of the
[00:18:04] Kashmiri people through the UN administered.
[00:18:08] India's attempt to invoke misleading
[00:18:11] casualty figures cannot obscure its own well
[00:18:14] documented record of serious and systematic human
[00:18:18] rights violations in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and
[00:18:22] Kashmir. These includes and are well documented
[00:18:25] including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, and
[00:18:29] forced disappearances, effective punishment and restriction
[00:18:33] restriction of fundamental freedoms, and
[00:18:36] more significantly, to alter the demographic composition in the
[00:18:40] occupied occupied territories in
[00:18:44] contravention to the international law. So such statements are clearly
[00:18:47] intended to deflect international attention from India's
[00:18:50] continued violation of international human
[00:18:54] human rights and humanitarian law, as well as its
[00:18:57] persistent failure to fulfill
[00:19:00] international obligations.
[00:19:03] Pakistan would therefore reiterate its call on India to reverse the
[00:19:06] illegal action,
[00:19:09] create an environment conducive to peaceful settlement of the
[00:19:12] issue of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the
[00:19:16] relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
[00:19:31] Pakistan has had any official contact or engagement with
[00:19:35] Bangladesh since yesterday. Address that
[00:19:38] was there of the excise
[00:19:41] and there were some comments made about Pakistan.
[00:19:45] Have we had any engagement with that or are we still
[00:19:48] consider it an internal issue for
[00:19:51] Bangladesh?
[00:19:53] Well, of course our diplomatic engagement with
[00:19:56] Bangladesh continues. So they are not, they are not
[00:20:00] bound by one single event, they are
[00:20:03] bound or constrained by one single event. So I'm sure
[00:20:06] the diplomatic engagement between the two
[00:20:09] sides through normal diplomatic channels in Dhaka
[00:20:13] and Islamabad are
[00:20:17] the developments, particularly with
[00:20:20] reference to the event
[00:20:21] yesterday.
[00:20:24] We we do not interfere in internal affairs
[00:20:27] of other countries and as such we do not have any
[00:20:31] comment to offer. The
[00:20:33] fact that this statement was made from India is a matter of
[00:20:37] between those two countries, Bangladesh and India.
[00:20:41] Let me add that people of Bangladesh are fully
[00:20:44] capable to resolve their issues
[00:20:47] independently without external interference. We
[00:20:51] respect their sovereign choices and will continue to
[00:20:54] cooperate with them in the journey towards
[00:20:58] progress and prosperity.
[00:21:10] Thank you so much. The Indian Ministry
[00:21:14] Spokesperson has
[00:21:17] usually rejected these comments made by.
[00:21:33] Yes, we saw the statement issued this
[00:21:35] morning
[00:21:38] by the Indian MEA. We categorically reject the
[00:21:42] statements and its self-serving
[00:21:44] eulogy of India's illegal actions of 5th
[00:21:48] August 2019. The Indian leadership has been expressing
[00:21:51] this self-serving eulogy
[00:21:54] of India's actions. No unilateral
[00:21:57] action by India, nor any amount of rhetoric can alter
[00:22:01] the internationally recognized disputed status of Jammu and
[00:22:04] Kashmir or deny the people of Jammu and
[00:22:07] Kashmir their inalienable right under
[00:22:11] international law and relevant UN Security Council resolution.
[00:22:15] The reality in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir is
[00:22:19] that prolonged and heavy military
[00:22:21] presence,
[00:22:24] coupled with draconian laws continue to facilitate
[00:22:28] demographic change aimed at altering the territory
[00:22:31] of Muslim majority, the territory's Muslim majority
[00:22:35] character. At the same time, systemic
[00:22:38] efforts persist to suppress the voices of Kashmiri
[00:22:42] people and erase their distinct identity. The
[00:22:45] claims of so-called development cannot
[00:22:48] substitute for the inalienable right of the people of Jammu and
[00:22:52] Kashmir to determine their own future through a free and impartial plebiscite
[00:22:55] under the auspices of the United Nations in in accordance with the UN
[00:22:59] Security Council resolutions. So we remain
[00:23:02] unwavering in our support for the just struggle of the people
[00:23:05] of Jammu and Kashmir and we call upon India to reverse its
[00:23:09] illegal and unilateral measures and its human rights
[00:23:13] violation and engage in the peaceful resolution of Jammu and
[00:23:17] Kashmir in accordance with the relevant UN Security.
[00:24:05] The meeting will discuss bilateral relations, matters of mutual interest and areas
[00:24:08] of cooperation. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas
[00:24:12] Araqchi also had a telephonic conversation. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar
[00:24:15] has made an important visit to Jordan. Deputy Spokesperson, Spokesperson Foreign
[00:24:19] Office.
[00:30:09] Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia from 8th to 8th August.
[00:30:13] The Prime Minister will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
[00:30:16] Bilateral relations, matters of mutual interest and areas of cooperation
[00:30:20] will be discussed. A high-level delegation will also accompany the Prime Minister. Spokesperson
[00:30:24] of the Foreign Office's news
[00:30:25] briefing.