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India condemns OIC secretary general’s visit to PoK, his comments on J&K
Taha visitted PoK during his three-day visit to Pakistan from December 10 to 12.
Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs. (File)
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India condemns OIC secretary general’s visit to PoK, his comments on J&K
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India Tuesday condemned the visit of the secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and his comments on Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the grouping has no locus standi in the matters related to the region.
In a sharp reaction to OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha’s trip to PoK, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “Any attempt of interference and meddling in India’s internal affairs by the OIC and its secretary general is completely unacceptable.” He said the OIC has already lost its “credibility” by taking a “blatantly communal, partisan and factually incorrect approach” in various issues.
Taha visitted PoK during his three-day visit to Pakistan from December 10 to 12.
“We strongly condemn the visit of the OIC secretary general to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and his comments on J&K during his visit to Pakistan. Let me reiterate that the OIC has no locus standi in the matters related to Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral and inalienable part of India,” Bagchi said.
He was responding to media queries on the visit of the OIC official to the PoK.
“The OIC has already lost its credibility by taking a blatantly communal, partisan and factually incorrect approach to (various) issues. Its secretary-general has unfortunately become a mouthpiece of Pakistan,” Bagchi said.
“We hope that he would refrain from becoming a partner in carrying out the nefarious agenda of Pakistan – promoting cross-border terrorism into India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
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A statement by the OIC, a grouping of Muslim-majority countries, said Taha briefed Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his diplomatic efforts to resolve the Kashmir issue.
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