Pakistan deplores 'use of force' by India in Kashmir
Pakistan on Friday deplored the alleged "use of force" by Indian authorities against protesters in Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan on Friday deplored the alleged "use of force" by Indian authorities against protesters in Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam issued a statement regarding the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The spokesperson said that Pakistan regards the Kashmiris' struggle for their "right to self-determination" legitimate as sanctified by the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
"Pakistan deplores the brutal use of force by Indian security forces against peaceful and unarmed Kashmiris," said Aslam. She said Pakistan has consistently extended diplomatic, moral and political support to the Kashmiris' struggle for "self-determination". In her weekly briefingon Thursday, the spokesperson had termed the waving of Pakistani flag by protesters in Srinagar as an "expression of emotional bond with Pakistan".