ISLAMABAD: India’s claims on Jammu and Kashmir, that the dispute has been or can be settled unilaterally, have been rejected by Pakistan.

FO, maintaining that such claims are not only misleading but dangerously delusional, as they blatantly disregard the on-ground realities, stated that Jammu and Kashmir conflict “is an internationally recognised dispute that must be resolved in accordance with the United Nations Security Council’s resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people”.

According to FO: “The resolution of this unresolved conflict is pivotal to peace and stability in S. Asia... India’s unilateral actions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) cannot and will not change this reality…

“While Pakistan remains committed to diplomacy and dialogue, it will respond with unyielding resolve to any hostile actions…True peace and stability in S. Asia can only be achieved through a settlement in accordance with UNSC resolutions and inalienable rights of the Kashmiri people...

“Pakistan, therefore, calls on India to abandon its provocative rhetoric and baseless assertions about IIOJK, and to instead, engage in a meaningful dialogue for a just, peaceful, and lasting resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and for durable peace in S. Asia.”

Newspakistan.tv/Radio Pakistan