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After Maldives, Pak raises Kashmir at Sri Lanka international conference, India hits back

Pak's efforts scuttled again.

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 Days after Pakistan delegates raised Kashmir inside the Maldives Parliament, Pakistan delegates have raised Kashmir at another international forum that was underway in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a strong protest from India. 

The Pakistani delegates raised Kashmir at a UNICEF South Asian Parliamentarian Conference on Children Right’s Convention in Colombo with Indian representative Gaurav Gogoi, Member of Parliament from Kaliabor Assam slamming him back.   

Reminding Pakistan that "Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter and as stakeholders in Indian democracy", Gogoi said Pakistan has own things to deal on such as "human rights, the plight of minorities and legislation such as the blasphemy law."

On Sunday at a forum that was on sustainable development goal in Maldives Parliament, Pakistani delegates raised Kashmir even as a hapless speaker of Maldivian Parliament Mohamed Nasheed trying to control the situation in vain.  

"We cannot ignore the situation of Kashmiris who are facing oppression, They are facing injustice "Qasim suri, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly said in his remarks drawing a strong reaction from India. Harivansh Narayan Singh said, "We strongly object to raising of the internal matter of India in this forum. We also reject the politicisation of the forum by raising issues which are extraneous to the theme of the summit."

Calling Pakistan to "end cross border terrorism and all kinds of state support to the same", Singh said this need to be done "in the interest of regional peace and stability. Terrorism is the biggest threat to the entire humanity in the world today. This forum and summit is meant to discuss SDGs"

Maldives Parliament was hosting the 4th south Asian speakers summit on achieving the sustainable development goal with India being represented by Harivansh Narayan Singh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Pakistan by Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Qasim suri and Pak Senator Qurat ul Ain Marri.

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