Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of diplomatic engagement with India after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference here, Qureshi said Pakistan was not against meetings with India but time was not proper for it.
Tension between India and Pakistan escalated after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status on August 5. Pakistan has downgraded diplomatic ties with New Delhi and expelled the Indian High Commissioner.
Pakistan has been trying to internationalise the Kashmir issue but India has asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 was its "internal matter". New Delhi has also asked Islamabad to accept the reality and stop its anti-India rhetoric. India has maintained that 'terror and talks cannot go together'.
"Pakistan has not avoided to resolve issues with India through talks and Prime Minister Imran Khan's attitude has been positive from the day one. But they (India) ran away from dialogue…and they took a step against the UN resolutions on August 5," Qureshi told reporters here.
"I do not think of any diplomatic engagement in near future (in such conditions). Even if some friends want a meeting then it will be useless," he added.
Responding to questions, Qureshi hoped that there would be a positive outcome of the ongoing plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris.
"More progress has been made on the FATF concerns during the last one year than the last 10 years. We are trying to convince the world about the steps taken to tackle the issue. I am hopeful about the outcome," he said.
Pakistan was placed on the 'grey list' by the Paris-based watchdog in June last year and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019, or face the risk of being placed on the black list with Iran and North Korea.
If Pakistan continues with the 'grey list' or put in 'Dark Grey' list, it would be very difficult for the country to get financial aid from the IMF, the World Bank and the European Union, making its financial condition more precarious.
The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
Qureshi also said that India tried its best to damage Pakistan's prospects in the FATF. "One thing I should tell you, that India left no stone unturned (to harm us)," he said.
He claimed that India's National Security Advisor "visited a country with a one point agenda" to convince it not to support Pakistan at the FATF but he returned empty handed. He did not identify the country.
Qureshi also talked at length about Prime Minister Khan's visits to Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying his meetings with the leaders of the two countries were positive.
