2. NEW POLITICAL MAP OF PAKISTAN
INTRODUCTION
REASON FOR UNVIELING A NEW MAP
REACTION OF OPPOSITION AND INDIA ON NEW
MAP
POLITICAL IMPACT
CONCLUSION
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4. INTRODUCTION
Unveiled by prime minister Imran Khan on Aug. 4, 2020
New political map shows the entire area of jammu and
Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan as Pakistan’s territory.
The government of Pakistan has exercised it’s executive
authority by formally laying claim to the disputed
Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir in a new
political map.
5. INTRODUCTION
adding that the move was in line with the country’s
decades-old position on Kashmir since it had always
maintained that the region was illegally occupied by India.
6. REASON FOR THE NEW MAP
The decision was made in response to a similar step taken
by India which released its own political map in October
2019 depicting Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Both India and Pakistan claim it in full but rule only parts of
it. Both countries have also fought at least two full-scale
wars over the territory.
president of India had signed a decree abolishing Article
370 of the constitution, stripping the significant autonomy
Kashmir had enjoyed for seven decades.
7. REASON FOR THE NEW MAP
India’s annexation of Jammu and Kashmir on Aug 5 2019
aims to change its demography by reducing Muslims to
a minority.
This was the reason for Pakistan to come up with a new
map to confront these illegally nefarious actions of India.
8. OPPOSITION AND INDIA’S REACTION
ON NEW MAP OF PAKISTAN
Opposition urged government to circulate map among all
embassies and international forums to convey official
position on disputed territory
Muhammad Zubair, former governor of Sindh province and
a senior PML-N leader said. “The government should clarify
if it will be using the same map at international forums like
the UN, or is it just for domestic consumption,”
9. OPPOSITION AND INDIA’S REACTION
ON NEW MAP OF PAKISTAN
This is an exercise in political absurdity, laying untenable
claims to territories in the Indian state of Gujarat and our
Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and of Ladakh," the
Indian government said.
"These ridiculous assertions have neither legal validity nor
international credibility. In fact, this new effort only confirms
the reality of Pakistan's obsession with territorial
aggrandisement supported by cross-border terrorism,"
10. POLITICAL IMPACT
Pakistan demanded United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
resolutions on J&K to be implemented in their true letter
and spirit.
It seeks resolution of this long standing issue which is
widely viewed as the unfinished agenda of Partition.
By staking claim over the Indian part of the former Kashmir
state at least on paper, Pakistan wishes to draw
international attention to the problem.
Pakistan wants to show solidarity with the people of
Kashmir who have remained in a state of lockdown for
more than a year
11. CONCLUSION
Pakistan clearly defines Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) as
“disputed territory”
rejects Indian abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A that
revoked J&K’s semi-autonomous status.
This new map was a step towards evolving hope and
reminder throughout the nation through confronting illegal
attempts of India.
