India came down heavily on Pakistan on Thursday for observing ‘Black Day’ to express solidarity with the victims of Kashmir protests. Condemning Pakistan for observing the day, India demanded that Pakistan must fulfill the obligation to vacate its illegal occupation of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). India said the observance of “Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan Day” exposes Pakistan’s longing for the territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Surprisingly the events were led by UN-designated terrorists, who had in past protested elimination of dreaded terrorists including Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Akhtar Mansour in Pakistan. When it is a Pakistan occupied territory how it can it be called as ‘Azad’. The supporting of violence, terrorism by Pakistan against India should stop and it should refrain from meddling with internal affairs. Pakistan instead of fixing its internal matters is trying to destabilise India. Pakistan played a key role in fomenting trouble in Kashmir and further asking India to hold a plebiscite in the Valley should not be taken lightly. India has shown contempt to Pakistan’s bid to gain mileage from the current turmoil in Kashmir after Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani’s killing earlier this month. Despite all its claims of non-state actors taking part in terrorist activities Pakistan not only is pushing in terrorists but also fanning discontent within the Valley by providing support to terrorist outfits in fomenting the recent trouble in Kashmir. Pakistan used Wani’s killing to needle India at the United Nations and issued statements where it accused India of atrocities in Kashmir. Pakistan must also stop misleading the international community and Kashmiris through meaningless exercises such as the so-called elections in PoK which Pakistan ironically calls ‘Azad’.
