Indo-Pakistan peace resolution on Jammu and Kashmir must refer to UN resolutions

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif said his country wants peaceful relations with India. This includes making peaceful resolutions regarding the region Jammu and Cashmere disputed by both countries.

“A just and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir conflict in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the expectations of the Kashmiri people is indispensable for peace and stability in the region,” Sharif said in his speech during a visit by the Australian High Commissioner. in Pakistan Neil Hawkins, Thursday (18/8/2022), page reported International Asian News.

According to Sharif, the international community must play the role of facilitator on this issue. Because it matters for long-term peace in South Asia.

Last month, the Pakistani government criticized Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement that the Pakistani-controlled region of Kashmir was part of India. Islamabad said Singh’s comments were provocative and unacceptable.

“Minister (Singh) in his statement distorted well-established historical facts about Jammu and Kashmir conflict, leveled baseless accusations and threats against Pakistan,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry (Kemenlu ) in a statement on July 24.

Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirms provocative statements by political figures India can’t change the reality of IIOJK (Illegally occupied Indian Jammu and Kashmir).

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Islamabad also pointed out that the Jammu and Kashmir issue is an internationally recognized dispute and is still on the agenda of the UN.

According to him, the solution to the dispute lies in the implementation of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

“India would be well advised to introspect why, despite the enactment of draconian laws, has held the entire valley under military siege for decades, imprisoned thousands of innocent Kashmiris and their true representatives and arbitrarily murdered over 100,000 citizens. Kashmir, India has not been able to extinguish the fire of freedom from the hearts of Kashmiris,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said.