ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Tuesday condemned India’s determination to carry Group of 20 conferences within the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir subsequent month, calling the transfer “irresponsible.”
Kashmir is claimed in full however dominated partially by the 2 nuclear-armed neighbors who’ve fought two of their three wars over management of the area.
India at present holds the rotating year-long presidency of the G20 and is ready to host a leaders’ summit in New Delhi in early September.
On Friday, India launched a full calendar of occasions main as much as the summit, which included G20 and Youth 20 conferences in Kashmir’s summer time capital of Srinagar and in Leh, within the neighboring area of Ladakh, in April and May.
Pakistan’s overseas ministry issued an announcement condemning the selection of venues in disputed territory.
“India’s irresponsible move is the latest in a series of self serving measures to perpetuate its illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir,” it stated.
It went on to accuse India of appearing in “disregard of the UN Security Council resolutions and in violation of the principles of the UN Charter and international law.”
“Pakistan vehemently condemns these moves,” it stated.
India’s overseas ministry didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request searching for touch upon the assertion from Pakistan.
New Delhi has lengthy accused Pakistan of stoking a decades-long separatist insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, the one Muslim-majority area in India.
Islamabad denies that accusation, saying it solely supplies diplomatic and ethical help for Kashmiris searching for self-determination.
Pakistan additionally accuses India of human rights violations within the components of Kashmir underneath its management, a cost New Delhi rejects. — Reuters
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
