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Statement by the Spokesperson

Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On media queries regarding recent wave of arbitrary arrests and detention of Kashmiri people from IIOJ&K after bomb blast incident in New Delhi and on human rights situation in IIOJ&K, the Spokesperson made the following statement:

Pakistan remains gravely concerned about the persistent and serious human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The prevailing policies, marked by widespread detentions, arbitrary arrests, and extensive restrictions on fundamental freedoms, continue to amount to collective punishment of the occupied Kashmiri population. Reports of profiling Kashmiri youth on the basis of their identity and faith further heighten these concerns.

India continues its efforts to alter the demographic character of the occupied territory and to erode the religious, cultural, and social heritage of the Kashmiri people. These measures appear to form part of a deliberate strategy to suppress the legitimate aspirations of the Kashmiri population.

Thousands of Kashmiri youth remain missing, while many genuine political representatives of the Kashmiri people remain in detention. Such coercive actions cannot undermine the Kashmiri people's enduring commitment to realizing their internationally recognized right to self-determination.

Pakistan calls upon the international community including the United Nations, the Human Rights Council, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to take full cognizance of the grave human rights situation in IIOJK. We urge these bodies to encourage India to take immediate remedial measures, ensure accountability for documented violations, and allow credible international human rights organizations to conduct independent and impartial assessments.

A just, peaceful, and lasting resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people remain essential for durable peace and stability in South Asia.

Islamabad

21 November 2025

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