LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said on Sunday that India has left no room for negotiations between the two countries after stripping Kashmir of its autonomy and abrogating articles 370 and 35A of its constitution.
The minister was addressing a ceremony in Nankana Sahib, where he also announced to change the name of the city’s railways station to Baba Guru Nanak’s.
Speaking about Guru Nanak, he said, “Baba Guru Nanak preached peace and we follow it, but India has been oppressing [Kashmiris].”
He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan would further raise the issue of Kashmir at the global stage.
Rasheed warned India of any misadventure in the region and said: “If anyone dares to attack Pakistan, then it will be our last war […] Pakistan means a matter of life or death for us […] I want to convey it to India that we have atomic weapons weighing even ‘250 grammes’.”
He mentioned that India had made two wrong decisions, in the past, and carried out nuclear tests which in consequence prompted us [Pakistan] to do the same.
