New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI)<\/p>\n
India on Thursday condemned the visit of US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), saying her travel to the region violated the country’s sovereignty and it reflected her “narrow-minded” politics.<\/p>\n
At a media briefing, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi criticised Omar for visiting the PoK.<\/p>\n
The US Congresswoman, who is a Democrat, is currently on a four-day visit to Pakistan.<\/p>\n
“We have noted that US representative Ilhan Omar has visited a part of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir that is currently illegally occupied by Pakistan,” he said.<\/p>\n
“If such a politician wishes to practice her narrow-minded politics at home, that may be her business. But violating our territorial integrity and sovereignty in its pursuit makes it ours. This visit is condemnable,” Bagchi added.<\/p>\n
He was asked to comment on Omar’s visit to PoK.<\/p>\n
She is the first American lawmaker to visit Pakistan after the ouster of Imran Khan as prime minister of the country.<\/p>\n
To another query on recent terror attacks in Afghanistan, the spokesperson said India has been looking at the developments in that country.<\/p>\n
“We have seen some of the terrorist attacks. We have always been forthright in our condemnation of terrorist attacks. We are looking at what has been the developments there,” Bagchi said.<\/p>\n
“But let me emphasise that we certainly condemn all terrorist attacks,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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