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Pakistan hopeful of Joe Biden admin's help in providing relief to Kashmiris

FM Qureshi says Pakistan cannot be ignored by any US administration

By Web Desk
January 20, 2021
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. File photo

  • Shah Mahmood Qureshi believes Pakistan and Biden admin have a lot of commonalities.
  • The foreign minister says Pakistan cannot be ignored by any US administration.
  • Pakistan plans to work with incoming administration,  FM Qureshi says 


ISLAMABAD: With Joe Biden just hours away from becoming the 46th US president, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi believes that  incoming administration will help Pakistan in providing relief to the people of occupied Kashmir. 

“There is one silver lining which is that this administration has a clear point of view on human rights,” said Shah Mahmood Qureshi, while talking to Geo Pakistan and mentioning that human rights situation in occupied Kashmir has further “deteriorated”.

The foreign minister said that Pakistan is expecting the incoming administration to help Islamabad in “providing relief” to the Kashmiris from the Indian military siege.

Pakistan cannot be ignored

The foreign minister said that a new world is being established out of which new priorities are coming forward. He added that Pakistan and the incoming US administration have a lot of “commonalties”.

“Challenges will be there. I’m not saying they won’t be there. We have to face the facts, but I believe Pakistan has a lot to offer,” said Qureshi, adding that Pakistan is an important country of the region.

“Pakistan cannot be ignored and I do think that that no administration will ignore Pakistan,” said Qureshi.

'Pakistan plans to engage with new administration’

To a question about what Pakistan expects, Qureshi said the people being nominated by President-elect Joe Biden are those who know about Pakistan. He also shared that he had the opportunity to work with them when the Democrats were in power last.

“They understand the region very well,” remarked Qureshi.

The foreign minister told the hosts that Biden, during his time as a senator, was a “well-respected” member of the foreign relations committee.

“He has a very clear opinion about Pakistan and South Asia,” said Qureshi. He also mentioned that Pakistan and the US have a convergence of interest in Afghanistan.

“There are many areas where the Imran Khan government and Biden government have a common interest,” said Pakistan’s top diplomat. He shared the examples of climate change and the COVAX initiative.