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Pakistan should not internationalise Kashmir issue: Indian minister

PM Nawaz nominated 22 parliamentarians as special envoys to be dispatched to world capitals to highlight the problem

News Desk August 28, 2016

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India's Minister of State for External Afairs MJ Akbar on Saturday said Pakistan should not internationalise the Kashmir issue.

In a comment to ANI, Akbar said, “As far as the Kashmir issue is concerned, Pakistan must not internationalise it; it is a bilateral issue.”

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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s decision to appoint 22 special envoys to highlight Kashmir issue at various world capitals was slammed by the Indian government on Saturday. “We will remind the United Nations its long-held promise of self-determination to the Kashmiri people,” Nawaz said.

According to Radio Pakistan, “The Prime Minister urged the special envoys to ensure their efforts for highlighting the Kashmir cause across the world so that it can shake the collective conscience of the international community during his address at the UN General Assembly this September.”

PM Nawaz said the Kashmir problem is the most persistent failure of the UN and that the world body must establish its relevance. “We will also make it clear to India that it was India that approached the UN several decades back on Kashmir dispute but now it is not fulfilling its promise,” he added.

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Pakistan’s move comes against the backdrop of escalating tensions and war of words between the nuclear-armed neighbours in the aftermath of the unrest in the Kashmir Valley after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces in July.

This article originally appeared on The Indian Express.

COMMENTS (26)

Shuaib | 7 years ago | Reply @PrakashG: Ofcourse! Before 26/11, no such incidents took place why wasn't the issue resolved then? When Vajpayee came to power, Pakistan & India had very good discussions are 50 or so years, but it's has and always will be Indian unwillingness, since it's the more economically and militarily stronger of the two parties.

G. Din | 7 years ago | Reply It is a friedly piece of advice so Pakistan can avoid later embarrassment. India is not scared. It should be handled bilaterally. India's interest/preference for bilateral engagement is only in respect of return of Pakistan-occupied territories and cessation of terror without open hostilities. Shimla Agreement says so. UN Secretary General says he will not get involved unless BOTH parties request it. US says exactly the same except it does not even want to get into the mess. Trust me there is no power on earth which can get involved if it doesn't want embarrassment. Entities like OIC or Turkey do not count. Theirs can be only empty rhetoric.

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Jab | 7 years ago | Reply Those dreaming these 22 ambassadors will be successful in proving Pakistan right, will soon wake up to smell the coffee, when they will learn grand plan of India's diplomatic play. I would suggest, Pakistan to give serious thought to the advice by Indian minister. I once read if you point one finger at other, three are pointing towards you. it's again a small hint.

Abhijeet | 7 years ago | Reply Those of you who have seen the Hollywood movie CAPE FEAR... The character played NY Robert de Niro... Obsessive. Paranoid, vengeful. Describes Pakistan accurately. Pakistan may end too like him. Drowning, going down in the water yet believing that it was right all along. Never admitting it started out wrong. In denial and always holding a gun to its head. My only suggestion to Pakistan and pakistanis - go ahead and do what you like. We want you to continue in that direction. Why should we help you to pull back from the brink?

IMRAN NAZIR | 7 years ago | Reply Pakistan should take care of their issue , this is internal matter of INDIA and our minister said well.We are the world's largest democracy and we take care of human right. World knows what is the level of human right in pakistan.

marco | 7 years ago | Reply @LOL: As usual...u don't have the skills to read or listen properly. What India said was that the violence occurring in Kashmir right now is india's internal matter. The dispute of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is a bilateral issue. Hope the Madrassa's have taught you enough to read and understand this comment!

suave | 7 years ago | Reply Meanwhile there have been protests in Germany by baloochs for azadi but clearly pak newspapers r not interested in showing that !

Zen | 7 years ago | Reply Since October 2015, Pakistan has been sending dossiers to UN and all countries at regular intervals. Nothing happened. Same Now, NS has come up with a novice way to 'gift' these 22 trips to them for their support on Panamagate. Is the Foreign Minister included?

Parvez | 7 years ago | Reply In the case of Kashmir, India is in the position of being between a rock and a hard place.......the world is not blind but India is betting on that the world will choose not to see.

Lahul | 7 years ago | Reply Yes boss. Do you think we take dictation from you?

Asad | 7 years ago | Reply @IAHMED: Indian PM and this minister is a joke!

PrakashG | 7 years ago | Reply @Shuaib: India's peace overtures in the past were responded with Kargil, Mumbai and Pathankot incidents. And you believe it is India letting the issue fester?

Shuaib | 7 years ago | Reply @Bharatiya Australian: But India has not upheld Shimla agreement. Since it is not resolving the issue.

Naveed Alam Khattak | 7 years ago | Reply People here who are talking about resolutions and agreements, do they know that there is something called humanity.

Shahid Akram | 7 years ago | Reply Yes and you should kept killing innocent people of Kashmir.

PrakashG | 7 years ago | Reply Pakistan can send as many envoys to as many countries as it wishes. They will all hear the same advice, "Accept the status quo and move on."

roadkashehzada | 7 years ago | Reply so it became bilateral issue from internal issue. i wish we could send envoys to Mars so india could term it international issue on earth.

IAHMED | 7 years ago | Reply Good Joke! Indian minister.

ZAK | 7 years ago | Reply Kashmir is an International issue under UN resolution. UN is most failed body in case of Kashmir. So the only viable solution to this issue under current situation is to give control of whole Kashmir to UNO For period of 05 years and then carry plebisite after Five years. During 05 years of UN control there should not be any influence of either India or Pakistan in Kashmir.

Hassan Shah | 7 years ago | Reply This is an international issue. Kashmir belongs to kashmiris who want to be part of Pakistan. So called number 1 democracy in the world is being exposed of its attrocities. Mr. Minister should focus on solving such matters rather doing meaningless efforts to divert attentions.

LOL | 7 years ago | Reply 'superpower' India is scared. LOOOOL. too much of chest thumping by Modi. suddenly, it is a bilateral issue, until last night it was India's internal matter. LOOOOL

Asad | 7 years ago | Reply It is already and it's not done by Pakistan, its done by Kashmiri people. Even blocking internet in the occupied valley social media is loaded with videos of brutal action against innocent people. Indian minister should come out of his closet and see what's happening in the valley!!

sunny | 7 years ago | Reply I fully Support Pakistan .

Whatacountry | 7 years ago | Reply They will do the job exactly the way Chairman Kashmir Committee some one named Fazlul,has done for last decade. Then its a freeloaders paradise.

Bharatiya Australian | 7 years ago | Reply Pakistan's leaders signed Shimla agreement to discuss issues Bilaterally..It was not an MoU but actual agreement which it has to keep up its commitment to...If not what's the sanctity to sign these agreements?? UN has no locus standi and the matter is not on UN lists...If Pakistan decides to still pursue UN then as per the first step when is Pakistan going to vacate Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)?? You can't have your cake and eat it too.. World is not naive. Indians definitely not.

vinsin | 7 years ago | Reply It is true that it was India who demanded and made J&K a dispute and an international issue. But as far as UN resolution is consider then it was Pakistan who refused to withdraw the forces for implementation. UN resolution is non-binding. It was Musharraf who opposed J&K people right to self-determination and UN removed J&K as disputed territory from 2010. The people for which UN resolution was passed are long dead. The current generation was never promised any self determination by anyone.

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