Jammu and Kashmir Bifurcation, Abrogation of Article 370: Pakistan to Call Back Its High Commissioner From India, Say Reports
The Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill 2019 was passed in the Upper House of India's Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on Monday and has been tabled for passage in Lok Sabha today, on Tuesday.
New Delhi, August 6: Amid the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan following India's Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement of abrogation of Article 370, the Government of Pakistan is considering calling back India's High Commissioner from India as a mark of protest, said reports in Pakistani media. The Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill 2019 was passed in the Upper House of India's Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on Monday and has been tabled for passage in Lok Sabha today, on Tuesday. Article 370 Revoked in Jammu and Kashmir: Modi Govt's Move to Scrap Special Status Challenged in Supreme Court.
The Pakistani media reported that Pakistan can take the step of calling back its High Commissioner in India. This comes after India had asked Pakistan to ensure security around the embassy and office of High Commissioner of India in Pakistan. Article 370: Delhi on High Alert, Enhanced Security Cover at Metro Stations And Airport to Continue Till Independence Day.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faced the heat in Pakistan's Parliament on Tuesday morning as Maryam Nawaz, daughter of jailed former PM Nawaz Sharif, accused Khan of falling into a "trap" while boasting about his government's ability to bring US President Donald Trump onboard the Kashmir issue.
"You Mr Khan (Imran Khan) failed to anticipate what was coming and were either completely oblivious to the preparations that the Indian government was undertaking or were a part of that," she said.
However, Khan returned to give a statement on what Pakistan's government thinks on the scrapping of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state into two separate Union Territories (UT) namely Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
"What happened yesterday has only confirmed my suspicion [about India's unwillingness to talk]. This is not a decision they [the BJP] have taken out of the blue. It was part of their election manifesto all along. It is, in fact, ingrained in their ideology that puts Hindus above all other religions and seeks to establish a state that represses all other religious groups," Khan said in the Parliament, reported Dawn, Pakistan's leading daily.
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