- Indian claims “opposite” to globally recognised details: FO.
- Jammu and Kashmir amongst oldest unresolved disputes: FO.
- FO spox requires proper to self-determination of IIOJK individuals
Pakistan on Monday rejected India’s assertions relating to the map of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir area, saying Delhi’s claims had been “opposite to internationally recognised details”.
“India’s unilateral actions and continued unlawful occupation can’t alter the internationally recognised disputed standing of Jammu and Kashmir,” Overseas Workplace Spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan mentioned in an announcement.
His remarks got here in response to an announcement by the Indian international ministry, calling for depicting the disputed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh areas in accordance with India’s official map.
The FO spokesperson mentioned that official United Nations maps, which depict Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory, stay the one cartographic illustration of its present authorized standing.
“India’s so-called official maps and unilateral claims of sovereignty haven’t any bearing on the standing of the disputed territory,” Khan added.
In line with the FO spokesperson, the Jammu and Kashmir dispute stays one of many oldest unresolved, internationally recognised disputes on the agenda of the UN Safety Council.
“The related UN resolutions stipulate that its closing disposition have to be made in accordance with the related Safety Council resolutions and the need of the Kashmiri individuals, expressed by means of a free and neutral plebiscite below UN auspices,” he mentioned.
The FO spokesperson urged the worldwide neighborhood to make sure that India instantly stops human rights violations within the Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and fulfils its dedication in direction of the realisation of the proper to self-determination of the Kashmiri individuals, according to the related UNSC resolutions.
The United Nations Common Meeting on September 4 voted to undertake a brand new world map that makes the African continent greater whereas shrinking North America and Europe, drawing ire from Washington.
Geared toward “a extra correct illustration” of continental landmasses, the decision was supported by 164 international locations whereas america voted towards it and 6 different states abstained.
The brand new map — often known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection — improves “the accuracy of the cartographic illustration of the world,” the decision mentioned.
