July 25, 2021: Pakistan has made clear the “baseless and irresponsible” remarks made by the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs in the Indian Parliament on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, the situation in Afghanistan and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) have been rejected.

Pakistan rejected the claims as Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said on Saturday, “Echoes of false and fabricated claims by India cannot change the facts, nor can it divert from India’s illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) by and humans rights abuses.”

Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson, Chaudhry, who was responding to media queries, said that Jammu and Kashmir was an internationally recognized dispute and needed to be resolved in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions (UNSC) resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people without delay.

The Foreign Office spokesperson said that India has no locus standi on CPEC, a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Explaining Pakistan’s position on CPEC, Chaudhry said, “It promises socio-economic uplift and regional connectivity. No amount of Indian machinations or propaganda can undermine the significance of CPEC for peace, development and prosperity of the region.”

As for Afghanistan, the spokesperson said “rather than expressing fake concern for the country, India would be well-advised to stop peddling the delusional ‘contiguous neighbuor’ fiction; to remind itself that its role as a ‘spoiler’ in Afghanistan is well-established; and to focus on course correction.”

“The Pakistan government continues to closely monitor the developments in Afghanistan, including the evolving security situation and takes all necessary measures to safeguard our national interest,” he said.

Meanwhile, Indian minister for external affairs, Muraleedharan said India has seen reports regarding the extension of CPEC. “India’s position on CPEC has been clear and consistent. It passes through parts of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh which are under the ‘occupation’ of Pakistan and hence impinges on the issue of sovereignty and territorial integrity of India,” he said.

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