WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Dr Asad Majeed Khanhas warned of serious escalations against India.
He said, India’s move to revoke the status of occupied Kashmir could leadto a serious escalation.
Speaking on *Bloomberg Markets: The Close*linkKhansaid the US and only the US could do to defuse the situation.
“Kashmir even according to India’s own constitution has enjoyed a specialstatus. What India has done is to unilaterally change the status of theterritory which is recognised by the entire international communityincluding the United Nations as a disputed territory and we as a party tothat dispute have a serious issue with what India has done,” Khan said.
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He continued, “The consequences of India’s action has led to a lockdown inthe region and India actually has its troops present in the valley, turningthe whole valley into the largest prison in the world with about 12 millionpeople watched by troops and we are concerned about it.”
Responding to a question about Pakistan’s response, the ambassador said,“The world saw our restraint even during the Pulwama crisis where Indiaviolated our sovereignty and sent aircraft to bomb our side of theterritory, even in the face of that kind of aggression our response wasvery measured.”
