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AJK president, rights body deplore US envoy’s Kashmir remarks
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AJK president, rights body deplore US envoy’s Kashmir remarks

From Dawn · () English

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Chaudhry Latif Akbar and the Jammu and Kashmir Council for Human Rights criticized US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor's remarks calling occupied Kashmir part of India.
  • Akbar stated the ambassador's comments disregarded Kashmiri aspirations and the territory's disputed status, which remains on the UN Security Council agenda.
  • The US envoy's statement contradicts Washington's historical position on the Kashmir dispute, according to officials.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Chaudhry Latif Akbar and the Jammu and Kashmir Council for Human Rights (JKCHR) have strongly criticized remarks made by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor. Gor described occupied Kashmir as an "important part of India" during his visit to Srinagar.

deeply regrettable

— Chaudhry Latif AkbarAzad Jammu and Kashmir President Chaudhry Latif Akbar described the US ambassador's remarks as 'deeply regrettable'.

Akbar called the ambassador's statement "deeply regrettable," asserting that it disregards the political and historical aspirations of the Kashmiri people. He emphasized that administrative control by any country does not alter the final legal and political status of a disputed territory. The Kashmir dispute, he reminded, has been on the UN Security Council's agenda for decades, with multiple resolutions affirming the right of the Kashmiri people to self-determination.

disregarded the political and historical aspirations of the Kashmiri people

— Chaudhry Latif AkbarAzad Jammu and Kashmir President Chaudhry Latif Akbar stated the US ambassador's remarks disregarded the political and historical aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

The JKCHR echoed these sentiments, highlighting that the US envoy's remarks are at odds with the territory's disputed status and Washington's historical stance on the issue. The council stressed that such statements undermine the ongoing efforts for a peaceful resolution and the aspirations of the Kashmiri population.

administrative control exercised by one country over part of a disputed territory did not determine or alter its final legal and political status

— Chaudhry Latif AkbarAzad Jammu and Kashmir President Chaudhry Latif Akbar explained that administrative control does not alter the legal status of a disputed territory.
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