ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office has strongly condemned and completely rejected the Indian government’s attempts to further deprive the people of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir through Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure), 2020.
In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said the new domicile law is illegal and in clear violation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, international law, including the 4th Geneva Convention and bilateral Agreements between Pakistan and India.
On Monday, the Indian authorities notified new rules that now permit those who have lived in IOJ&K for 15 years, or studied there for seven years, or appeared in class 10th or 12th examinations, can now apply for the domicile, a mandatory condition for seeking jobs in the disputed territory.
The Spokesperson said the domicile law is aimed at changing the demographic structure of occupied Kashmir and undermining the exercise by the Kashmiri people of their right to self-determination through free and impartial plebiscite as per the relevant UNSC Resolutions.
Farooqui said such measures can neither change the disputed nature of Jammu and Kashmir recognized as such by the United Nations and the international community nor can they prejudice the inalienable right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people.
She said like the earlier illegal Indian actions, the people of occupied Kashmir have completely rejected the domicile law as unacceptable.
The Spokesperson said the United Nations and the international community must take immediate action to stop India from changing the demography and distinct identity of the Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and hold India accountable for the persistent violations of international law.
It said Pakistan would continue highlighting the plight of Kashmiri people at all international fora till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant UNSC Resolutions.
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