DG ISPR has said that the issue of Kashmir remains central to the dispute between Pakistan and India, adding that unless the issue is resolved according to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions and the will of the Kashmiri people, the region will not see lasting peace.

“This conflict has once again put Kashmir as a flashpoint and it needs to be resolved,” Lt Gen Chaudhry said.

“The problem that we’re seeing is that India continues to internalise this external problem. It’s an external problem with Pakistan, India and the people of Kashmir,” he added. “It’s an internationally recognised dispute and India is trying to internalise it by changing demography [and] the legal status, in violation of UNSC resolutions and international commitments India has made.”

“You are seeing what’s happening after Pahalgam,” DG ISPR said, addressing reporters. “People’s homes are being demolished, people are being taken into custody in the thousands.

Adressing India indirectly, he said “It’s an international issue, talk it out and find a solution which satisfies the will of the people.”