Pakistan protests US map showing PoK as Indian territory

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has said that Islamabad contacted the United States after a map posted by the US Trade Representative showed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin within Indian territory. The map, which marked a clear departure from Washington’s earlier depictions of the region, was deleted within hours of being posted on social media earlier this week.

The ministry said it had raised concerns with US officials, pointing out that the map was incorrect and not in line with the UN-sanctioned depiction of the region.

“The map was put up by certain handles. We contacted US authorities. They realised that the map was incorrect. The international map on J&K, which delineates Pakistani and Indian territories, is legally sanctioned by the UN. If you go to the UN website, you will see the actual map,” the Ministry’s spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said in a briefing.

He added that Pakistan “notes with satisfaction that the US side made the requisite corrections to highlight the legal UN-sanctioned map of our region, which clearly delineates J&K as a disputed territory, whose settlement is to be done through a UN-administered plebiscite in accordance with UNSC resolutions”.

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