Abrogation of articles 370, 35-A cannot dent Kashmiris' struggle, says Faqeer Arain.

BUREWALA -- Parliamentary secretary on economic affairs MNA Chaudhry Faqeer Ahmad Arain said on Wednesday that abrogation of articles 370 and 35-A by India can neither alter facts nor dent the Kashmiris' indigenous struggle for self determination.

Talking to reporter, he said that three years ago India augmented its military presence to an unprecedented level in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ and K) at a time when it was already a highly militarized zone to enforce siege to suppress the protests it was anticipating after its planned illegal abrogation of articles 35-A and 370.

Indian occupation of Kashmir was already in contravention of international laws, Chaudhry Faqeer said and added that the unconstitutional move to give false support to illegal occupation can hardly change the facts that IIOJK was a disputed region and only people of the valley can decide their fate as enshrined in the United Nations resolutions.

He said, Pakistan would...

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