{"id":4531,"date":"2019-08-09T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T08:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=4531"},"modified":"2019-08-09T08:05:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T08:05:15","slug":"pakistan-summons-indian-high-commissioner-over-scrapping-of-article-370","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/pakistan-summons-indian-high-commissioner-over-scrapping-of-article-370\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan summons Indian High Commissioner over scrapping of Article 370"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sohail Mehmood, Pakistan foreign secretary called in India\u2019n High Commisioner in Islamabad Ajay Bisaria to lodge a strong protest at India\u2019s move to revoke Article 370 of the constitution and declare Jammu and Kashmir a union territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This followed a\nsharp reaction earlier in the day by the Pakistani foreign office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Foreign\nSecretary conveyed Pakistan\u2019s unequivocal rejection of these illegal actions as\nthey are in breach of international law and several UN Security Council\nresolutions,&#8221; a statement from Pakistan\u2019s Foreign office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPakistan\u2019s\nresolute condemnation of the unlawful actions aimed at further consolidating\nthe illegal occupation of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOK) was\nunderscored,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article 370,\nenacted in 1954, laid down that except for matters related to defence, foreign\naffairs, communications and issues specified in the Instrument of Accession of\nJammu and Kashmir, the Parliament needs the state government&#8217;s ratification for\nall other laws. So far, residents of the state lived under a separate set of\nlaws, including those related to citizenship, ownership of property and\nfundamental rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the\nprovisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill that was passed by the\nupper House of Parliament, Jammu and Kashmir will have a legislature while\nLadakh will not. Both regions have been designated union territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Foreign\nSecretary also condemned the preceding pre-meditated steps such as complete\nlock-down of IOK, deployment of additional 180,000 troops, imposition of\ncurfew, house arrest of Kashmiri leaders and suspension of communication\nservices, among others,&#8221; the Pakistani statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Foreign\nSecretary called upon India to halt and reverse its unlawful and destabilizing\nactions, ensure full compliance with UN Security Council resolutions, and\nrefrain from any further action that could entail serious implications,&#8221;\nit said.\n\n\u201cThe Foreign Secretary reiterated that Pakistan\nwill continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral support to the\nindigenous legitimate Kashmiri people\u2019s struggle for realization of their\ninalienable right to self-determination,&#8221; it added.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sohail Mehmood, Pakistan foreign secretary called in India\u2019n High Commisioner in Islamabad Ajay Bisaria to lodge a strong protest at India\u2019s move to revoke Article 370 of the constitution and declare Jammu and Kashmir a union territory. 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