India’s External Affairs Ministry responded to Pakistan’s call for a “black day” by saying Islamabad should stop “interfering in India’s internal affairs and destabilizing the situation”.
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India also said Pakistan must stop deceiving the global community by holding “meaningless exercises such as the so-called elections in PoK”, adding that “Pakistan’s longing for the territory of J&K” had been exposed.
MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup also said that in view of the threats of marches and protests at the High Commission of India in Islamabad, Pakistan should ensure full safety and security of Indian officials and their families there.
Mehbooba convened the meeting to build a consensus on the measures to be taken for restoring normalcy in the valley which has erupted into violent protests after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8. Under Pakistani pressure, the OIC issues strong statements on the rights of the “Kashmiri” people but individual Islamic countries do not wish to upset their relations with India.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed “deep shock” over the killing of Wani and subsequent death of civilians in Kashmir due to police crackdown on protesters.
Second, the claim that Pakistan was inferring in Kashmir and should restrain from it is factually and legally incorrect, since the United Nations resolution identifies Kashmir as a disputed territory, Aziz said, adding Kashmiris have a right to decide their fate for themselves.
Earlier today, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said that Pakistan is trying to destabilise India by sponsoring terrorism.
Kashmir newspapers are expected to hit the stands on Thursday, July 20, after the government on Wednesday “apologised” for media curbs and assured Srinagar-based editors that their work won’t be hindered by the heightened security in the wake of unrest that has left over 40 people dead and hundreds injured in the Kashmir Valley.
Abdul Hameed, who filed the petition, did so on the grounds that “innocent” people were being killed in Kashmir on the “orders” of Modi. It also described Indian action against the protestors in Indian-Kashmir as “a clear manifestation of State-terrorism to suppress Kashmiri’s voice for the right to self determination”. India strongly condemns the encouragement and support which such terrorists and their activities receive from Pakistan’s state.
He wondered why killing of a terrorist in India should be observed as “Black Day” in Pakistan.
“Kashmir is not India’s internal matter because it is recognised under the United Nations”, he said and accused India of using “state-sponsored terrorism to justify illegal occupation over Kashmir”.
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Prime Minister Sharif condemned the continuous Indian oppression in Occupied Kashmir and said the use of brutal force was a blatant violation of the fundamental rights of Kashmiri people.
