India Rebukes NYT: 'There is no "Pakistani Kashmir"; PoJK is an integral part of India'

 

 

India has strongly objected to The New York Times referring to Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) as “Pakistani Kashmir” in one of its reports.

 

The Indian Embassy in the US said there is no entity called “Pakistani Kashmir” and that the correct term is Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

 

In a post on X, the embassy said: “Misleading and incorrect headline by @nytimes. There is no Pakistani Kashmir, only Pakistan occupied Kashmir. The Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India. Pakistan has illegally occupied parts of these territories and is now using violence against the occupied people.”

 

The embassy reiterated India’s long-standing position that the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. It also accused Pakistan of illegally occupying parts of these territories and using violence against the people living there.

 

India’s response came after The New York Times published a report on recent unrest and local elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir.