ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan will continue to advance international efforts to protect individuals against xenophobia, intolerance, discrimination and violence based on religion or belief.
In a message on the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief on Saturday, he said Pakistan has always been at the forefront of all international initiatives for promoting peace, tolerance, inter-cultural and inter-faith harmony.
He said the present government has taken a number of steps domestically to promote freedom on the basis of religion or belief and protect minorities. Corridor Phase-II is one of our top priorities.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi apprised his Chinese counterpart about grave human rights violations committed by India in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, calling India’s Hindutva policy a threat to peace and stability for the entire region.