ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has taken a decisive stance against the recent judgment by the Supreme Court of India on the status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In letters addressed to the United Nations, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the European Union, the Foreign Minister highlighted the illegality of the ruling, emphasizing that international law prohibits using domestic legislation and judicial decisions to determine the final status of a globally recognized disputed territory.
Expressing condemnation, the Foreign Minister denounced India’s efforts to solidify its occupation of IIOJK and ongoing suppression of the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The unlawful actions initiated by India on August 5, 2019, and subsequent measures aim to alter the demographic structure and political landscape of IIOJK, intending to disempower Kashmiris in their own land.
Terming the recent Indian Supreme Court judgment as a breach of international law and UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 122 (1957), Foreign Minister Jilani stressed that this endorsement cannot override the provisions of UN Security Council resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir.
Foreign Minister Jilani urged the UN Security Council to ensure the full implementation of its resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. He called upon international bodies to press India to cease grave human rights violations in IIOJK and reverse all illegal and unilateral actions undertaken since August 5, 2019.
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