Pakistan has summoned the Indian High Commissioner to Islamabad to register the country’s “unequivocal rejection” of India’s decision to scrap a special status for India-administered Kashmir.
In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood urged the UN “to immediately take note of the serious situation and urge India to stall state oppression and stop human rights abuses, refrain from unprovoked firing across the Line of Control ( LoC) and halt any actions that could bring about a material change in the situation on ground, in violation of Security Council resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir”.
Qureshi also charged New Delhi with violating the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding between Pakistan and India, causing civilian casualties and leading to heavy damages to civilian infrastructure.
Further, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan also spoke with the leaders of Turkey and Malaysia to brief them on the situation on Monday, according to statements from his office.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan “assured of Turkey’s steadfast support in this regard”, a Pakistani statement on the call said.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation demanded the solution to the Kashmir dispute that must be in accordance with “relevant UN Security Council resolutions and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
On Monday, India’s Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah told parliament in New Delhi that the president signed a decree abolishing Article 370 of the constitution that gave special autonomy to the India-administered portion of the Muslim-majority Himalayan region.
