New Delhi: India on Tuesday slammed the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for referring to Jammu and Kashmir as a ‘dispute’ and supporting the previous resolutions that backed Pakistan. Issuing a statement, the government said that it was another attempt by Islamabad to manipulate and misguide the OIC group.
Issuing a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “ The OIC statement, issued at the behest of Pakistan, is absurd in refusing to recognize the facts of the Pahalgam terrorist attack and its cross-border linkages. This is yet another attempt by Pakistan, a country that has long engaged in cross-border terrorism, to manipulate and misguide the OIC Group to issue a self-serving statement. We reject the OIC’s interference on matters that are internal to India.”
What OIC’s statement said
The OIC, in a statement on May 2, issued a statement expressing “deep concern over the deteriorating security environment in South Asia.’ It had also been alleged that India’s allegations against Pakistan exacerbated the already volatile situation in the region.
Our response to media queries on the statement issued by OIC Group in New York
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“The General Secretariat reiterated the OIC’s principled and consistent position condemning terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It also recalled the decisions of the Islamic Summit and the resolutions adopted by the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers reaffirming the Organisation’s unwavering support for the Jammu and Kashmir question. The General Secretariat urged the international community to intensify efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” the OIC statement said.
In recent times, the ties between India and Pakistan have hit a further low after the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people lost their lives and several others were injured. After the incident, India announced several actions against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty.
