Pakistan rejects illegal grant of IOJK domiciles to Indian nationals.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Saturday categorically rejected the grant of domicile certificates of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ and K) by the Indian authorities to reportedly 25,000 Indian nationals.

Also rejected by Kashmiris, the 'bogus' domicile certificates have been issued to non-Kashmiris including, among others, the Indian government officials under "Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure), 2020" were illegal, void and incomplete violation of the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions, and International law including the 4th Geneva Convention, Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement.

She said the latest action was a vindication of Pakistan's consistent stance that the major intention behind the Indian government's illegal and unilateral actions of August 5, 2019 was to change the demographic structure of IOJ and K and turn Kashmiris into a minority in their own land.

'This has long been part of the RSS-BJP's 'Hindutva' agenda. By changing the demographic structure of IOJ and K, the Indian Government intends to undermine the exercise by the Kashmiri people of their right to self-determination through a free and impartial plebiscite under the auspices of the United Nation as per the relevant UNSC Resolutions,' the spokesperson remarked.

She said through these reprehensible actions, along with continuing restrictions, excruciating military crackdown, extra-judicial killings, arbitrary detentions and...