BAKU. Oct 25 (Interfax) - The Indian authorities are violating the rights of residents of Kashmir to self-determination, Pakistani President Arif Alvi said at the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku.
"The population of Jammu and Kashmir has been subjected to occupation for over 70 years. India's actions are a violation of the right to self-determination of the people of Kashmir and they contradict the UN Charter. Attempts are being made to link the fight for self-determination to terrorism," Alvi said in Baku on Friday.
Solutions to the conflict in Kashmir should be sought on the basis of the norms and principles of international law and UN resolutions, of which there are now 11, he said.
The Indian state Jammu and Kashmir is located in Kashmir, a territory populated by a Muslim majority, which is divided between India and Pakistan. Settlement in this area has remained the main problem in the relations between the two countries since they gained independence in 1947.
After the Indian administration cancelled the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in September, the Indian prime minister's national security adviser, Ajit Doval, accused Pakistan of trying to undermine security in the state. Among other things, Doval said the Indian intelligence had established the presence of some 230 terrorists in the Pakistani part of Kashmir, a number of whom had infiltrated Jammu and Kashmir in order to cause unrest there.