Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui on Thursday said Pakistan was "deeply concerned" at the lack of medical supplies and assistance in occupied Kashmir where 170 cases of Covid-19 and five fatalities from the disease have been reported.
Speaking at the weekly FO press briefing, she said: "Voices from within India and around the world continue to condemn the inhuman oppression of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"The law is another illegal step by India to settle non-Kashmiris in the occupied valley by changing domicile laws.
"At this moment of global health crisis, [changing the law] is a particularly reprehensible act as it seeks to take advantage of the international community’s focus on the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and further advance the Bharatiya Janata Party's sinister Hindutva agenda," she said.
Repatriation
Speaking about bringing back Pakistanis from virus-hit countries, she said: "A comprehensive and phased plan for repatriation of our nationals in different countries has been made." Under the plan, the following have returned through special flights operated by PIA in the past few days:
- 101 nationals from UAE
- 40 from Doha
- 170 from Bangkok
- 194 from Istanbul
- 128 from Tashkent
- 3 from Tajikistan
- 136 from Baghdad
"Plans for repatriation of our nationals from other destinations are also under active consideration. As this is a dynamic and evolving situation, these plans are being reviewed regularly.
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