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Pakistani prime minister’s special envoys on Kashmir visited Turkey’s top news agency: Anadolu Agency headquarters in Ankara, Turkey on Monday.
Mohsin Shah Nawaz Ranja and Pervaiz Malik, who are also Pakistani parliamentarians, discussed the situation in Kashmir with Anadolu Agency Deputy Director General Metin Mutanoglu.
Speaking during the meeting, Malik said Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had asked them to explain the situation in Kashmir to the outside world.
“We have sincere and heartfelt ties with Turkey. We know our pain is felt here too,” he said. “People of Kashmir are in great pain. Lots of people lost their lives [and] health there [in Indian-held part of the valley].”
“Thousands of Kashmiri people were being killed and women raped by Indian soldiers in the disputed valley,” Anadolu Agency quoted Malik as having said.
Mutanoglu said the United Nations’ legitimacy “is being questioned” because it had failed to find a solution to the on-going Syria conflict during the last five years.
“The UN can solve the Kashmir issue. We are waiting for the UN to put in an effort,” he said.
The deputy director general also briefed the Pakistani visitors about Anadolu Agency‘s international structure and functions. He also presented them with books on the July 15 coup bid in Turkey and the “Istanbul Photo Awards”, the agency’s international news photo contest.
Kashmir, a Muslim-majority Himalayan region, is held by India and Pakistan in parts and claimed by both in full.
The two countries have fought three wars – in 1948, 1965 and 1971 – since they were partitioned in 1947, two of which were fought over Kashmir.
(The news story was briefly edited and first appeared on http://aa.com.tr)
