Pakistan has categorically rejected India’s move to host the meeting of the G-20 Tourism Working Group in Srinagar on 22nd to 24th May this year. The Foreign Office said holding the G-20 meeting in a disputed territory is a betrayal of the people of IIOJK. By holding the G-20 meeting in Srinagar, India cannot hide the reality of its illegal occupation of IIOJK and oppression of the Kashmiri people. The Foreign Office said the extreme security measures, arbitrary arrests and harassment of the local population around the Srinagar meeting refute the claims of normalcy in the colonized territory. The Foreign Office appreciated China, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Egypt and Oman for not attending the Srinagar meeting.

Source: The Nation May 25, 2023 13:44 UTC