Pakistan

FO rejects Indian govt's domicile law in Jammu Kashmir

Aisha says the new domicile law is illegal and in clear violation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions.
Published May 19, 2020
  • Aisha says the new domicile law is illegal and in clear violation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions.
  • The domicile law is aimed at changing the demographic structure of occupied Kashmir and undermining the exercise by the Kashmiri people of their right to self-determination: FO.

(Karachi) Pakistan has rejected the Indian government's attempts to further deprive the people of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir by introducing Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure), 2020.

In a statement on Tuesday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said the new domicile law is illegal and in clear violation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, international law including the 4th Geneva Convention and bilateral Agreements between Pakistan and India.

She pointed out the domicile law is aimed at changing the demographic structure of occupied Kashmir and undermining the exercise by the Kashmiri people of their right to self-determination through free and impartial plebiscite as per the relevant UNSC Resolutions.

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