London, Feb 2 (British Asia News) : Indian officials in the UK are on alert after Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan telephoned the Chief of separatist group All Parties Hurriyat Parties Conference in Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to join him for a conference on Kashmir in the House of Commons in London. India has strongly objected to the UK government to allowed such meetings in its Parliamentary premises, scheduled to be held on the 4 February.
According to reports, Qureshi will be in London starting 4 February with a packed agenda to discuss Kashmir in the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pakistan, crusading to gain support along the way. Separatist leader Umar Farooq has been invited to attend the conference. The meeting is said to be headed by British Labour MP Chris Leslie of Nottingham.
In India, leading newspapers have carried reports that the Pakistani High Commissioner in India, Sohail Mahmood was summoned for a meeting by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Wednesday....
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