New Delhi has sharply criticised I khan Omar’s visit to the Azad Kashmirand Line of Control.
“Let me just say that if such a politician wishes to practise hernarrow-minded politics at home, that’s her business,” said Arindam Bagchi,spokesperson for India’s foreign ministry.
“But violating our territorial integrity and sovereignty… makes this oursand we think the visit is condemnable.”
India has long faced allegations of rights abuses in its portion of theterritory, charges New Delhi denies.
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New Delhi tightly controls access to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu andKashmir (IIOJK) for foreign observers, including the UN.
“On the question of Kashmir, we held a hearing in the foreign affairscommittee (of Congress) to look at the reports of human rights violations,”said Omar, who arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday and has met Pakistan’sleaders.
