Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday that Pakistan remains committed to its core objective of promoting peace and stability in the region. Talking to journalists after completing his tours to US and Gulf courtiers, he said that there is a need of understanding, dialogues to de-escalate the tension in the Middle East.

He said he visited Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United States and Qatar recently on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan and held constructive engagements with his counterparts in an effort to defuse the tensions and promote peace in the Middle East.

He said that he conveyed that message of Pakistan to all as we stand for peace and stability in the region. About his talks with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York, he said that he underlined the critical importance of the international community's continued attention to the sufferings of Kashmiris under Indian occupation. He said that the longstanding Kashmir dispute should be resolved in line with the resolutions of the UN and aspirations of the Kashmiri people.