JEDDAH: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday expressed concern over the judgment rendered by the Supreme Court of India on 11 December 2023, upholding the revocation of the special status of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The General Secretariat in a statement said that in reference to the decisions and resolutions of the Islamic Summit and the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers pertaining to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, reiterates its call to reverse all illegal and unilateral actions taken on August 2019 that changed the internationally-recognized disputed status of the territory.
OIC General Secretariat expresses concern over the Indian Supreme Court’s Judgment Upholding the Unilateral Actions Taken by the Indian Government on 5th August 2019 that Stripped the Special Status of the Territory of Jammu and Kashmir: https://t.co/JhVEz5BtOq pic.twitter.com/aBPEQhV2Wb
— OIC (@OIC_OCI) December 12, 2023
The General Secretariat expressing solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their right of self-determination reiterated its call on the global community to boost its efforts to resolve the issue of Jammu and Kashmir according to the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Pakistan foreign ministry rejects Indian SC verdict
Earlier, Pakistan foreign ministry in a statement categorically rejected the verdict by the Supreme Court of India on the status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
It said Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally-recognized dispute, which remains on the agenda of the UN Security Council for over seven decades.
It added India has no right to make unilateral decisions on the status of this disputed territory against the will of the Kashmiri people and Pakistan.
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India’s apex court upheld the abrogation and declared that Article 370 of the Constitution was a temporary provision and the move to revoke the special status of Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir was constitutional. The Modi government revoked Article 370 and 35-A in August 2019, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status.
The court’s judgment, previously reserved in September, said that Occupied Kashmir is an integral part of India, having not achieved internal sovereignty after joining the Union.
