Shahid Afridi to Imran Khan: How can Pakistan handle Kashmir if it fails to control its 4 provinces
Shahid Afridi to Imran Khan: How can Pakistan handle Kashmir if it fails to control its 4 provinces
Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi left Imran Khan-led Pakistan government red-faced after he said his country can't handle Kashmir. The former Pakistani all-rounder, known as Boom Boom, embarrassed his country while speaking at House of Commons in London. He said Pakistan has failed to properly control its 4 provinces - Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, hence it should not care for Kashmir.

It is not the first time that Shahid Afridi has expressed his views on Kashmir
Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi left Imran Khan-led Pakistan government red-faced after he said his country can’t handle Kashmir. The former Pakistani all-rounder, known as Boom Boom, embarrassed his country while speaking at House of Commons in London. He said Pakistan has failed to properly control its 4 provinces – Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, hence it should not care for Kashmir. It is not the first time that Shahid Afridi has expressed his views on Kashmir. The former cricketer had earlier urged the United Nations to intervene in ‘Indian Occupied Kashmir’ to stop the killing of ‘innocents’, triggering firm reactions from Indian cricketers.
Last month, Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, had condemned the killings of Kashmiris, saying that India must resolve the Kashmir dispute through dialogue in compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions. He further added that wishes of Kashmiri people should be respected.
Responding to Imran Khan’s remarks, the Ministry of External Affairs, in its official statement, had said that remarks by Pakistan Prime Minister were deeply regrettable. The foreign ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar had said that the leadership in Pakistan should look inwards and address its own issues since Kashmir is an integral part of the country.
In September, a scheduled meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistan counterpart Mahmood Shah Qureshi was called off by Indian side citing killings of its security personnel by Pakistan based entities. The meeting was scheduled to be held on the sidelines of 73rd sessions of United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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