Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned India’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, adding that the Kashmir issue is the main source of tension between the two neighbouring countries.
The Indian government abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019, bifurcating the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. In view of the day, Pakistan has been observing it as Youm-i-Istehsal to register its protest against India's action.
“The will and aspirations of the Kashmiri people, in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions, are the only path forward,” said the Pakistani PM on Tuesday.
He added that the just resolution of the Kashmir issue was a key pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy and urged the international community to play a role to help reverse India's "unilateral" actions of August 5, 2019.
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