Urgent actions on Jammu, Kashmir needed: Pakistani Ambassador
Pakistan's Ambassador to China urged necessary actions be taken to ease the suffering of Kashmiri people, a year after India abolished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Urgent actions on Jammu, Kashmir needed: Pakistani Ambassador
Pakistan's Ambassador to China urged necessary actions be taken to ease the suffering of Kashmiri people, a year after India abolished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
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