Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to World Court

A general view of judges in the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Feb. 2, 2018. (AFP)
  • The case would center on alleged human rights violations by India in Kashmir, Pakistan foreign minister says
  • India鈥檚 revocation of disputed Kashmir鈥檚 special status left Islamabad in fury, cutting trade and transport links and expelling India鈥檚 envoy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Tuesday it would take its dispute with India over Kashmir to the International Court of Justice, after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the region earlier this month.
Islamabad reacted with fury to that decision, cutting trade and transport links and expelling India鈥檚 ambassador.
鈥淲e have decided to take the Kashmir case to the International Court of Justice,鈥� Pakistan鈥檚 foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, told ARY News TV on Tuesday. 鈥淭he decision was taken after considering all legal aspects.鈥�
The case would center on alleged human rights violations by India in Muslim-majority Kashmir, which both countries claim in full but rule in part, Qureshi said.
A spokesman for India鈥檚 Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. India denies committing human rights violations in Kashmir.
A senior US State Department official said it was up to Pakistan to decide whether it wanted to take the matter to the court, but added: 鈥淥ur view is that a resolution in Kashmir is not aided by multilateralizing it. The answer is direct conversation between India and Pakistan.鈥�