NEW DELHI India on Sunday summoned Pakistan’s deputy high commissioner Syed Haider Shah over Islamabad’s Gilgit-Baltistan order, and told him that any action to alter the status of any part of the territory of Jammu Kashmir under his country had no legal basis.
In a statement, the ministry of external affairs said it conveyed to Shah that the entire state of Jammu Kashmir, which also includes the Gilgit-Baltistan areas, is an integral part of India by virtue of its accession in 1947.
Through its order on Gilgit-Baltistan on May 21, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid KhaqanAbbasi has seized more authority from the local council to deal with the affairs of the region.
“Any action to alter the status of any part of the territory under forcible and illegal occupation of Pakistan has no legal basis whatsoever, and is completely unacceptable. Instead of seeking to alter the status of the occupied territories, Pakistan should immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation,” the MEA said.
The ministry said it was also conveyed to the Pakistani deputy envoy that such actions can neither hide the part of Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan nor the grave human rights violations, exploitation and denial of freedom to the people residing in Pakistans parts of Jammu Kashmir.ory Page
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