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Pakistan PM erklärt Teile von Kashmir zur Provinz

November 2, 2020 - Pakistans Premierminister Imran Khan erklärt im Namen seiner Regierung Gilgit-Baltistan zur Provinz – ein Teil des umstrittenen Gebiets von Kaschmir – das wiederum zu Widerstand seitens Indiens führt, das seit langem derartige Änderungen von Islamabad ablehnt.

Khan formally announced the ”provisional provincial status” for Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday at a public gathering in the city of Gilgit held to mark the 73rd independence day of the region.

Gilgit-Baltistan is administered by Pakistan and constitutes the northern portion of the greater Kashmir region. Both India and Pakistan have claimed all of Kashmir and have fought two wars over the territory, Reuters said.

Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Shri Anurag Srivastava said Delhi “firmly rejects the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory, under its illegal and forcible occupation.”

Last year India angered Pakistan by announcing changes to the status of Kashmir, taking away some of the region’s privileges. Although Pakistani officials made no link between India’s prior move and Khan’s proposals, the Pakistani action is likely to be viewed in both countries as a partial tit-for-tat response.

Both sides control parts of Kashmir, which is divided between them by a United Nations-mandated “Line of Control”. UN observers are still stationed in the region.

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PUBLISHED: 02/11/2020; STORY: Graphic News
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