The government announced on Tuesday it would take the Kashmir dispute with India to the International Court of Justice, after New Delhi revoked\u00a0special status for occupied Kashmir earlier this month, to the fury of Islamabad.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have decided to take Kashmir case to the International Court of Justice,\u201d Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told local news channel.<\/p>\n
A panel of lawyers of international repute would be engaged to pursue the case on behalf of Pakistan at the United Nations’ top court, according to officials.<\/p>\n
A decision by the court would be an advisory only. However, if both countries agreed before-hand, the ruling would become binding.<\/p>\n
An indefinite curfew was imposed in occupied Kashmir since past 17 days, while all the local and elected leaders were put under house arrest.<\/p>\n
By repealing Article 370 of the constitution, people from the rest of India will now have the right to acquire property in Kashmir and settle there permanently.<\/p>\n
Kashmiris as well as critics of India\u2019s Hindu nationalist-led government see the move as an attempt to dilute the demographics of Muslim-majority Kashmir with Hindu settlers.<\/p>\n
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