The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs censored this Saturday with a “strong protest” the “reprehensible visit” of the British High Commissioner to Islamabad, Jane Marriott, to Kashmir, considering it a “violation” of its sovereignty and integrity territorial. “India has taken serious note of the highly objectionable visit of the British High Commissioner to Islamabad, accompanied by a British Foreign Office official, to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on January 10, 2024,” the ministry said in a press release reported by India. NDTV television network. Indian authorities considered this act as a “violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India” and described this “attack” as “unacceptable”. “The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are, have been and always will remain an integral part of India,” the Foreign Office said. These statements come after Marriott shared on the social network on January 10, “The UK and Pakistan! 70 percent of Pakistanis of British origin are from Mirpur, so our work together is crucial for the interests of the diaspora . Thank you for your hospitality.” Marriott's visit this week comes at the start of a year in which Indian and Pakistani citizens are called to the polls.
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