Peace in South Asia not possible without resolution of Kashmir issue, says Pak Foreign Minister

India has repeatedly told Pakistan that Jammu and Kashmir "was, is and shall forever" remain an integral part of the country

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday raked up the Kashmir issue at a multilateral meeting in Kazakhstan, saying that sustainable peace in South Asia was not possible without the resolution of the "core dispute" with India.

Mr. Qureshi made the remarks while addressing the sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) through a video statement. The meeting was hosted by the current CICA Chair, Kazakhstan.