Islamabad, (Parliament Times) : President Azad Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, while rejecting India’s protest against the recent visit to Mirpur by British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, has termed the Indian government’s contention on the matter as highly ridiculous.
Barrister Chaudhry said that the Indian government that hosted G20 summit events in occupied Kashmir last year has no moral or legal justification to lodge a protest over the UK envoy’s visit to Mirpur.”India has no moral or legal justification to raise objections over foreign diplomats visiting Azad Kashmir”, he said, adding that envoys of different countries have visited the region (Azad Kashmir) before, and they will continue to do so in the future.
Terming Kashmir as an internationally recognized disputed territory, Barrister Chaudhry said that Kashmir has never been a part of India. He said that India should refrain from its expansionist designs and realize the ground reality that it could no longer hold Kashmiris hostage by the dint of force.He said that the political and human rights situation in the Indian occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir has further worsened since August 5, 2019. He said that the international community should take note of the fast deteriorating political and human rights situation in the region.
“The international community should take notice of the crimes committed against Kashmiris by the Indian occupation forces”, he said, adding that it was high time that the influential world governments should play their role to help stop bloodshed and violence in the Indian occupied territory.
