Ongoing PoK unrest direct consequence of Islamabad's decades-long systemic exploitation: India

New Delhi, July 14 -- Coming down heavily on Islamabad over the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), India on Tuesday said the protests are a direct consequence of Islamabad's decades-long systemic exploitation.

New Delhi also called on the international community to hold Pakistan accountable for its ''misdeeds and abuses".

Addressing his weekly media briefing here, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, said, "The ongoing protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir are a direct consequence of Pakistan's decades long systemic exploitation, denial of fundamental rights and administrative operation in areas under its illegal and forcible occupation.""Rather than addressing the legitimate grievance...