Key Takeaways
- Pakistan rejects India’s unilateral actions in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan stated that India’s claims have no legal bearing.
- Pakistan urges the international community to address Kashmiri human rights issues.
Pakistan has firmly rejected India’s claims regarding the status of Jammu and Kashmir, stating that India’s unilateral actions and continued occupation cannot alter the internationally recognized disputed status of the region.
In a statement, Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasized that the official United Nations maps, which depict Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory, remain the only cartographic representation of its current legal status.
He added, 'Pakistan categorically rejects India’s baseless assertions regarding the status of Jammu and Kashmir, which are contrary to internationally recognized facts.'
The spokesperson noted that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains one of the oldest unresolved, internationally recognized disputes on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council.
According to the relevant UN resolutions, the final disposition of the region must be made in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions and the will of the Kashmiri people, expressed through a free and impartial plebiscite under UN auspices.
Pakistan has urged the international community to ensure that India immediately stops human rights violations in the Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and fulfills its commitment towards the realization of the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people, in line with the relevant UNSC resolutions.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson also highlighted that India’s so-called official maps and unilateral claims of sovereignty have no bearing on the status of the disputed territory.
Pakistan categorically rejects India’s baseless assertions regarding the status of Jammu and Kashmir, which are contrary to internationally recognized facts.
Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
