SRINAGAR: Pakistan on Tuesday reacted strongly saying it was not subservient to New Delhi and was a legitimate stakeholder in the Kashmir dispute.
Arguing that high commissioner Abdul Basit did not interfere in Indias internal affairs, Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam claimed that Kashmir was not part of India. That is just a pretext. It was not the first time that meetings with Hurriyat leaders took place. It is been happening for decades, Tasnim said.
She was replying to foreign secretary Sujatha Singh telling Basit not to go ahead with the meeting in New Delhi and to choose between dialogue with India or with the Kashmiri separatists.
High commissioner of Pakistan didnt interfere in Indias internal affairs. Pakistan is not subservient to India. It is a sovereign country, a legitimate stakeholder in the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, she said.
Aslam, who has previously served in India, asserted Kashmir is not part of India. It is a disputed territory. There are numerous UN resolutions, she said. Pakistan had on Monday described the cancellation of next weeks foreign secretary-level talks as a setback to India-Pakistan bilateral ties.
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