Pakistan has welcomed the important statement made by the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Dr Fernand de Varennes, on the situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Foreign Office Spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, at her weekly news briefing in Islamabad, pointed out that the Special Rapporteur in his statement has warned against Indian plans to hold the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar.
She said we agree with the Special Rapporteur that the situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir should be decried and condemned and not pushed under the rug and ignored with the holding of the G20 meeting. She asked the G20 members to pay due attention to these observations and sage advice.
The Spokesperson said Pakistan has a principled position on Jammu and Kashmir dispute which is rooted in the UN Security Council resolutions which call for its solution as per the aspirations of Kashmir people under the UN supervised plebiscite. She categorically stated that Pakistan’s position on Jammu and Kashmir dispute has not changed.
