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India summons Pakistan deputy envoy after Islamabad seize more authority in Gilgit-Baltistan region

Press Trust of India, New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India
May 27, 2018 06:09 PM IST

In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said it conveyed to Shah that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir, which also includes the so-called ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’ areas, is an integral part of India

India on Sunday summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah over Islamabad’s so-called Gilgit-Baltistan order, and told him that any action to alter the status of any part of the territory under his country’s forcible occupation has no legal basis.

India Pakistan flags seen during the 2nd day of world culture Festival at Yamuna River Bank in New Delhi, India.(HT File Photo)
India Pakistan flags seen during the 2nd day of world culture Festival at Yamuna River Bank in New Delhi, India.(HT File Photo)

In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said it conveyed to Shah that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir, which also includes the so-called ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’ areas, is an integral part of India by virtue of its accession in 1947.

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Through its order on Gilgit-Baltistan on May 21, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has seized more authority from the local council to deal with the affairs of the region.

Civil rights groups in Pakistan have criticised the order.

“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 illegal occupation of part of Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan nor the grave human rights violations, exploitation and denial of freedom to the people residing in Pakistan-occupied territories.

(The story has not been modified from its original version and is published from a wire feed, only the headline has been changed)

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