Respect freedom of expression in Kashmir: US tells India
DUBAI: The US has urged India to lift its internet blockade in occupied Kashmir and respect freedom of expression within the occupied territory.
These remarks were made by Zed Tarar, the US State Department's Urdu Spokesperson during an exclusive interview to Geo news.
"Pakistan and India should compute for the reduction of tensions along the road of Control (LoC) and begin positive dialogue on the Kashmir issue," he said.
Describing both India and Pakistan as partners of the US, Tarar said that the 2 countries must comply with formulate a technique to ease tensions against each other through dialogue.
Speaking on the human rights and digital blockades in Kashmir, Zed Tarar demanded that Indian government should lift the web blockade within the region and “freedom of expression” must be respected and guarded within the valley.
Speaking about the Doga agreement on the Afghan social process , the state department spokesperson said that Washington wasn't reviewing the agreement with the intention of creating changes thereto . He said that the new US administration was scrutinizing whether or not the Taliban are complying with the terms and conditions of the Afghan social process .
“The Afghan war is nearly 20 years old and therefore the US doesn't want war”, Zed Tarar stated, adding that the US wanted peace within the region.
Tarar expressed the hope that those behind the murder of slain US journalist Daniel Pearl are going to be held accountable by the govt , adding that justice should even be seen to be happeninig.
Talking about the center East and therefore the Iran nuclear deal, Zed Tarar said that the new US administration certainly intended to rejoin the "nuclear affect Iran" but would consult its partners within the Middle East .
“Obviously, United Arab Emirates (UAE), China and European Union (EU) would be consulted“ about the Iran nuclear deal, Zed Tarar stated before returning to the deal.
He said that Biden’s administration was exploring ways to revive the 2015 nuclear deal that Iran signed with major world powers including US. But, the deal was abandoned in 2018 by former President Donald Trump, who restored sanctions over Iran.
“Currently, how Iran is complying with 2015 nuclear agreement”, Zed Tarar disclosed, adding that the nuclear deal and its associated conditions are being scrutinized before the resumption of the agreement.
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