Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:15pm on 05 Jun 2026,Friday India Global
India on Friday strongly objected to Pakistan’s decision to hold “General Elections” for the so-called Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on June 7 in territory that New Delhi considers illegally occupied. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reiterated that the entire Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, including Gilgit-Baltistan, are integral and inalienable parts of India following the legal accession of Jammu & Kashmir in 1947. India said Pakistan’s actions cannot alter its sovereignty claims and accused Islamabad of masking grave human rights violations, political repression, economic exploitation and denial of freedoms in the region. New Delhi again demanded that Pakistan vacate territories under its illegal occupation and cease attempts to change their status.
