Pakistan pledges to stand for Kashmiris’ self-will right

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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE  –  As Youm-i-Istehsal is being marked today on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of India’s revoking Kashmir’s special status and to show solidarity with Kashmiris, Pakistan has reiterated to continue to extend its strong moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people till the realization of their inalienable right to self determination.

On August 5, 2019, India’s Narendra Modi-led government stripped the Muslim-majority territory of its special status by repealing Article 370 of the constitution, splitting the former state into two territories directly ruled by New Delhi.