ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday challenged Indian government to hold an Opinion Poll of aspirations of Kashmiris around the world about its illegal and unilateral steps taken in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on 5 August 2019.

In a statement, he said if Kashmiris around the world reject these unilateral measures in this referendum, India will have to reconsider its decisions. The Minister said all Kashmiris, including those who had been sharing power with Indian government in the past, are united against these illegal steps. He said India's announcement to convene a conference on Thursday indicates that "all is not well".

Referring to the current situation of Afghanistan, the Foreign Minister said Afghan internal stakeholders are not on one page for peace efforts, which is alarming.