Kuala Lumpur: Pakistan says the unresolved Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains the central impediment to regional peace. This was stated by Additional Foreign Secretary Imran Ahmed Siddiqui at the Senior Officials Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum held in Kuala Lumpur.

According to Radio Pakistan, in his remarks, the Additional Foreign Secretary drew the attention of the forum to the security environment in South Asia. He highlighted India’s unilateral holding in abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty as a grave breach of international obligations.

On the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum, the Additional Secretary also held bilateral meetings with heads of delegations from Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, and Australia, and with the Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN.