India can't open disputed Siachen Glacier for tourism: FO

The Foreign Office on Thursday categorically said that Siachen Glacier is a disputed territory, which India not open for tourism.

"India has made attempts to occupy the territory of Siachen. The disputed land cannot be opened for tourists," Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal said here at a weekly press briefing.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had recently announced that tourists could access Siachen, the world's highest battlefield between Pakistan and India, as both claim sovereignty over the entire territory.

The FO spokesman, however, said that India had not formally conveyed its decision on Siachen to Pakistan.