NEW YORK/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday expressed serious concern to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and its president on Indian violations of the historic Security Council resolutions on Jammu Kashmir and its efforts to introduce a controversial “Geospatial Information Regulation Bill” in the Indian parliament.
Pakistan’s concern has been conveyed to the UN secretary general and the Security Council president through letters by its permanent representative in New York, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office in Islamabad. “In violation of UN Security Council resolutions, the official map of India has been depicting the disputed territory of Jammu Kashmir as part of India which is factually incorrect and legally untenable,” it said.
– Independent and impartial plebiscite –
Through the passage of this controversial bill, the Indian government would penalise the individuals and organisations who depict Jammu Kashmir as a disputed territory as per the UN Security Council resolutions, it said. The letter also called upon the world body to uphold the Security Council resolutions and urged India to stop such acts which were in violation of international laws.
Pakistan has urged the international community especially the United Nations to fulfill their commitment with the people of Jammu Kashmir by holding an independent and impartial plebiscite under UN auspices, it said.
