Posted 3/19/2024, 11:04:49 AM
Pakistan Denounces India's Crackdown on Kashmiri Parties, Urges Lifting Curbs and Prisoner Releases
- Pakistan denounced India's decision to declare several Kashmiri political parties as "unlawful associations", including the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League (JKPFL)
- India banned the Yasin Malik faction of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) for 5 more years
- With latest bans, 14 political parties in Indian-occupied Kashmir are now outlawed
- Pakistan says India's crackdown violates human rights and democratic norms
- Pakistan urges India to lift curbs on parties, release prisoners like Yasin Malik, and implement UN resolutions on Kashmir