Envoys at LoC.

Byline: Syed Firasat Shah - Karachi

THE visit of 23 diplomats posted in Pakistan to the Line of Control in Kashmir on Oct 22should provide their respective countries a first-hand account of the on ground suffering of people on the other side of the LoC.

This is a request that they should convey to their governments and people the grave situation in occupied Kashmir and the horrendous crimes against humanity being committed by India.

Over the decades India has continued to violate the United Nations Security Council's Resolution 47 which binds it to hold a referendum to let the Kashmiri people decide their fate. The latest perfidy committed by New Delhi on Aug5 this year abolishing the special status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir is in clear contravention of the UNSC's resolutions 122, 123 and 126 which prohibit any unilateral action to change the disputed nature of the territory.

The illegitimate action by the fascist Bharataya Janata Party government is likely to have severe consequences for India. This act will serve as a...

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