Pakistan has firmly rejected what it described as India’s baseless propaganda regarding the upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, dismissing New Delhi’s claims as misleading and politically motivated.
In a statement, Pakistan said India, which it accused of spreading false narratives and biased propaganda on the international stage, was once again attempting to distort facts. Islamabad said it “categorically rejects” the latest remarks made by India and views them with complete contempt.
Pakistan reiterated its position that India is illegally occupying the internationally recognised disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It said the Kashmir dispute remains one of the longest unresolved issues on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council.
According to the statement, the dispute originated from India’s alleged forcible and unlawful occupation of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947.
Pakistan maintained that a just and lasting solution can only be achieved through the full implementation of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, which call for a free and impartial plebiscite under UN supervision to allow the Kashmiri people to exercise their right to self-determination.
The statement further said that India’s claims regarding Gilgit-Baltistan cannot divert international attention from what Pakistan described as ongoing and systematic human rights violations in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan also criticised laws enforced in the region, alleging that they grant Indian security forces broad immunity and contribute to what it called state-sponsored repression against unarmed Kashmiris.
Islamabad maintained that attempts to question the electoral process in Gilgit-Baltistan would not change the legal and historical realities of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
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