No change in Pakistan’s principled position on Kashmir, says ministry
The office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
ISLAMABAD: The ministry has clarified that there was no change in its principled position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute that is still anchored within the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.
The statement was issued by the FO after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks in Kotli speech, where he said that Pakistan will grant the people of Azad Kashmir and Indian occupied Kashmir the proper to be a part of Pakistan or be a free state, if they so wish.
“Pakistan remains firmly committed to the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute through a free and impartial plebiscite under the UN auspices as enshrined within the relevant UNSC resolutions,” ministry Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri stated while responding to a media query.
He said Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his address on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day at Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, reiterated Pakistan’s long-held position and support for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination.
The prime minister repeatedly spoke about the UNSC resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir and underscored the necessity for implementation of these resolutions, the spokesperson maintained.
In his Kashmir Solidarity Day speech, the prime minister also made a conditional offer for a dialogue on the Kashmir dispute to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing India, he said: "Today, I tell you again. Come resolve this Kashmir dispute with us. And for that, the primary thing you want to do is to revive Article 370. then speak to us. And then, as per the United Nations resolution, give the Kashmiris their due right.”
The premier said India can never win a war, therefore, it must reverse the steps of August 5 and end the reign of atrocities in Indian Kashmir
He added, "We are able to speak to you again. But I say this again. don't mistake our hand of friendship for weakness. This country, Pakistan, belongs to those that bow to nobody but God. We don't fear anyone but Him. So don't think we are saying this with fear.”
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