Pakistan today denied as preposterous and without any legal basis India’s objection to Islamabad’s efforts towards incorporating the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region as its fifth province.
Pakistan’s Cabinet on May 21 sanctioned Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018. Civil rights groups in Pakistan have criticised the order.
India stated the region belongs to it and that Pakistan’s action hasn’t any sort of legal support. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal, addressing his weekly briefing, denied India’s objection to recent reform in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region as preposterous and without any legal basis.
“From this podium, I challenge India to let the United Nations carry out a free and fair plebiscite in Jammu & Kashmir, as envisaged in the UNSC Resolutions so that the Kashmiris are able to decide their future as per their aspirations. Pakistan is confident that Jammu & Kashmir would side with Pakistan”, he claimed.
Faisal also said that Pakistan managing its consistent position that only through dialogue, issues can be solved between the two countries. It is India that has imposed conditionalities on the dialogue process, he said.
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He also accused India of pushing South Asia into a “vicious arms race” by its military buildup coupled with “hegemonic designs”.He also warned of a befitting response in case of any misadventure by India.
“Pakistan wants to live in peace, however, if aggression is thrust upon us, it would be duly punished. Let there be no mistake. We expect maturity from India in this regard, he said.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj last month had insisted that her government hasn’t said anything as comprehensive dialogue with Pakistan but that terror and talks could not go together.
After the terror attack on Pathankot airbase in January 2016, India had announced that it will not engage in talks with Islamabad until it stops cross-border terrorism.
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