Pakistan on Friday rejected what it called baseless and unwarranted remarks by India’s Ministry of External Affairs on resolutions about Jammu and Kashmir adopted by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Speaking at the Foreign Office’s weekly press briefing in Islamabad, spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said the resolutions, adopted at the 52nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad, reflect the collective and longstanding position of member states on the Kashmir dispute.
He said the OIC’s position rests on relevant UN Security Council resolutions and that the organisation rejected India’s unilateral measures to change the internationally recognised disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir.
The OIC also called on the international community, including the Security Council, to take effective steps to implement those resolutions. Pakistan said the OIC’s continued support confirms that the dispute is an internationally recognised issue that must be resolved peacefully, in line with UN resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
India had earlier rejected the OIC’s references to Jammu and Kashmir, calling them misleading and factually incorrect. New Delhi says Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India and that the OIC has no standing to comment on its internal affairs.
Separately, Pakistan expressed grave concern over reports of an eviction notice issued to the historic Race Course Mosque in New Delhi. The spokesperson said the mosque is a Waqf property and a heritage site. He urged Indian authorities to refrain from any action affecting places of worship and asked the international community to take notice of reported incidents of demolition or threatened demolition of Muslim places of worship in India.
Indian media reported that the mosque management had received an eviction notice and that its water and electricity supplies had been cut, which raised concern at the Delhi Waqf Board and among Muslim organisations. Indian government sources later disputed that any eviction notice had been issued, according to reports. The matter is the subject of legal proceedings and remains to be verified.
On regional diplomacy, the Foreign Office reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to dialogue, regional coordination and the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
It pointed to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s conversations with his Iranian and Egyptian counterparts, Pakistan’s participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Dushanbe, and recent engagements with the Maldives, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia and the European Union.
The spokesperson said Pakistan is taking part in meetings of the Regional Four framework in Istanbul, which brings together Pakistan, Egypt, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia, followed by a broader meeting with the United Kingdom, France and Germany. He said the engagements aim to strengthen diplomatic coordination and promote peace, security and stability in the region.
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