ISLAMABAD, 31 July 2021, (TON): Pakistan categorically rejected on Friday the false, untenable and self-serving comments made by the spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on the recently concluded elections in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

According to a press release issued by the Foreign Office, the Indian Charge d’ Affaires was summoned to the foreign ministry to convey Pakistan’s complete rejection of India’s sham protest and to reiterate Pakistan’s clear and consistent position on the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

The press release stated "India cannot hide the fact that it is in illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir. To perpetuate its occupation of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK), India has committed horrendous human rights violations against innocent Kashmiris over the past seven decades, and particularly since 5 August 2019."

The FO maintaned that while the people of AJK enjoy the fruits of the free and participatory electoral process, IIOJK bleeds under India’s illegal occupation.

The communique stated "the Jammu and Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India has been on the agenda of the UN Security Council since 1948. It remains an internationally recognized dispute, as affirmed by the relevant Security Council resolutions."