Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday raised the Kashmir issue in his meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry here, urging Washington to “play a role” in the resolution of the dispute. “Nawaz Sharif had two very productive meetings at start of General Assembly visit with US Secretary of State John Kerry & PM of New Zealand,” Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Maleeha lodhi tweeted. “PM urged the US to play a role in the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute and highlighted human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir,” she said.
During the meeting, regional and international issues came under discussion. PM’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, lodhi and US Special Representative for Af-Pak Richard Olson were also present at the meeting.