ISLAMABAD – Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said on Thursday thatIndia is attempting to portray a false sense of normalcy in IllegallyOccupied Jammu and Kashmir to mislead the international community.
Addressing a weekly briefing, the spokesperson highlighted the occupiedterritory has been turned into one of the heavily militarised zones in theworld as New Delhi has deployed more than 900,000 troops there to curbfreedom movements.
Saying people of Kashmir are being suppressed, Iftikhar said that Indiawill not succeed in its design to divert the world’s attention from ongoinghuman rights violation in the IIJOK.
He reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognizeddisputed territory, which should be resolved as per relevant UN Resolutions.
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Responding to a question, he highlighted that Pakistan is politicallycommitted to its initiative of opening up the Kartarpur Corridor tofacilitate people of the Sikh community.
He revealed that India is reluctant to allow Sikh pilgrims to visitKartarpur Sahib Gurdwara. He, however, hoped that the corridor will soon berestored.
