pakistan president’s statement regarding self-governance in kashmir

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Rajya Sabha

The Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri E. Ahamed told the Rajya Sabha today that the Government of India’s principled and consistent position on the issue of Jammu & Kashmir is that the entire State of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the Indian Union. A part of the territory of the State is under the forcible occupation of Pakistan. India is committed under the Simla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration to resolve all issues with Pakistan peacefully through bilateral discussions.

The above information was given to Rajya Sabha in a statement by Shri Ahmed in reply to a question by Sh. Amar Singh & Sh. Abu Asim Azmi.

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