AGL 38.00 Increased By ▲ 0.43 (1.14%)
AIRLINK 131.25 Decreased By ▼ -1.25 (-0.94%)
BOP 5.59 Decreased By ▼ -0.05 (-0.89%)
CNERGY 3.78 Increased By ▲ 0.01 (0.27%)
DCL 8.68 Decreased By ▼ -0.19 (-2.14%)
DFML 40.89 Decreased By ▼ -0.11 (-0.27%)
DGKC 87.30 Decreased By ▼ -2.86 (-3.17%)
FCCL 34.70 Decreased By ▼ -0.38 (-1.08%)
FFBL 65.52 Decreased By ▼ -0.98 (-1.47%)
FFL 10.30 Increased By ▲ 0.15 (1.48%)
HUBC 108.61 Increased By ▲ 2.21 (2.08%)
HUMNL 14.01 Increased By ▲ 0.61 (4.55%)
KEL 4.80 Decreased By ▼ -0.06 (-1.23%)
KOSM 6.82 Decreased By ▼ -0.03 (-0.44%)
MLCF 41.11 Decreased By ▼ -0.69 (-1.65%)
NBP 59.50 Increased By ▲ 0.92 (1.57%)
OGDC 180.25 Decreased By ▼ -1.00 (-0.55%)
PAEL 25.40 Decreased By ▼ -0.30 (-1.17%)
PIBTL 5.89 Increased By ▲ 0.06 (1.03%)
PPL 144.50 Decreased By ▼ -3.90 (-2.63%)
PRL 23.21 Decreased By ▼ -0.01 (-0.04%)
PTC 15.22 Decreased By ▼ -0.02 (-0.13%)
SEARL 67.70 Decreased By ▼ -1.09 (-1.58%)
TELE 7.21 Decreased By ▼ -0.03 (-0.41%)
TOMCL 35.60 Decreased By ▼ -0.40 (-1.11%)
TPLP 7.45 Increased By ▲ 0.05 (0.68%)
TREET 14.10 Decreased By ▼ -0.14 (-0.98%)
TRG 50.45 Decreased By ▼ -0.40 (-0.79%)
UNITY 26.38 Decreased By ▼ -0.02 (-0.08%)
WTL 1.22 Increased By ▲ 0.01 (0.83%)
BR100 9,736 Decreased By -31.8 (-0.33%)
BR30 29,316 Decreased By -84 (-0.29%)
KSE100 91,611 Decreased By -326.8 (-0.36%)
KSE30 28,580 Decreased By -163.6 (-0.57%)

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday categorically rejected Indian assertion with regard to the new political map, saying 'India has been in illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947 and has continuously violated UN Security Council resolutions for decades.

"We categorically reject the statement made by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Pakistan's political map," Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said in response of her Indian counterpart's statement with regard to Pakistan's new political map in which the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir has been shown as part of Pakistan but under the illegal occupation of New Delhi.

Through sophistry and obfuscation, Farooqui said that India cannot create a smokescreen for its illegal and unacceptable actions in Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir, including those taken since 5 August 2019.

"It is preposterous for a country that is compulsively expansionist, and a brazen practitioner of state-terrorism, to level charges against others," she said. She added that India has been in illegal occupation of parts of Jammu & Kashmir since 1947 and has continuously violated UN Security Council resolutions for decades. Despite its brutal suppression of Kashmiris for over 72 years, India has been unable to force them into submission.

She said that Pakistan's position remains clear and unambiguous. The solution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute lies in the realization of the Kashmiris' inalienable right to self-determination through a free and impartial plebiscite under the auspices of the United Nations, she added.

She said that the Government, leadership and people of Pakistan remain firmly committed to the solution of the Jammu & Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people. The political map issued by Pakistan emphatically reaffirms this abiding commitment, she added.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020

Comments

Comments are closed.