Pakistan rejects India’s misleading remarks on Kashmir dispute

In response to Indian Minister for External Affairs’s statement on the disputed Kashmir region, the Foreign Office (FO) has rejected any narrative that suggests that the dispute has been or can be settled unilaterally.

FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is internationally recognised and must be resolved as per the United Nations Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people. she added that resolution of this unresolved conflict is pivotal to peace and stability in South Asia.

Earlier, Indian Minister for External Affairs Jaishankar said the era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan is over adding that New Delhi will respond to developments whether positive or negative.

He added so far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, Article 370 is done. The issue [now] is what kind of relationship we can contemplate with Pakistan.”

The FO responding to the remarks said that such claims were not only misleading but dangerously delusional, as they blatantly disregard the on-ground realities.

She added that New Delhi’s unilateral actions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) cannot and will not change this reality.

She reiterated Islamabad’s commitment to diplomacy and dialogue but warned that any hostile actions would be met with unyielding resolve.

The FO urged India to abandon its provocative rhetoric about the Indian occupied territory, and to instead engage in a meaningful dialogue for a just and lasting resolution to the dispute.