NEW DELHI: The Indian High Commissioner declined Pakistan’s invitation to hold special talks on the issue of Kashmir.
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary had invited India to hold talks over the Kashmir issue. Refusing the offer the Indian High Commissioner replied in a letter that Kashmir was India’s internal issue—a stance it has maintained for decades.
India is not ready to be part of negotiations over Kashmir, the letter said.
Protests in occupied Kashmir have erupted ever since the killing of freedom fighter Burhan Wani last month.
Thousands of Kashmiris took to the streets to voice their desire for freedom. Atrocities by Indian security forces have claimed the lives of more than fifty people while five thousand people have been injured.
Pakistan had urged the international community time and again to dissuade the Indian government from committing excesses in occupied Kashmir. Thousands of Kashmiris marked India’s Independence Day as Black Day.
