SOURCE: AFP
Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch on Thursday accused India of illegally occupying Junagadh, a city in Gujarat that was annexed to India in 1948 following a plebiscite.
According to Pakistan’s Geo TV, during the weekly briefing, spokesperson Baloch said that Pakistan’s stand on Junagadh has always been clear. Junagadh is historically and legally a part of Pakistan. India’s occupation of it is a violation of the United Nations Charter and international standards.
Spokesperson Baloch said that Pakistan considers Junagadh as an unresolved issue like Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Pakistan has always raised the Junagadh issue on political and diplomatic forums and wants a peaceful solution to it.
This is not the first time that Pakistan has shown Junagadh as its part. Even in August 2020, when Pakistan released a new map, it showed Junagadh as a part of Pakistan. After this, the Indian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that this attempt of Pakistan is futile.