UK Urges Diplomacy, Cites Human Rights as Parliament Revisits Kashmir Issue

xLondon: The UK government reaffirmed its long-standing policy on Kashmir as an issue for India and Pakistan to resolve based on the wishes of Kashmiris during a Westminster Hall debate in the Houses of Parliament this week. Hamish Falconer, minister in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), presented the official stance during the debate entitled Kashmir: Self-determination' secured by backbench Labour MP of Pakistani heritage Imran Hussain. The MP for Bradford East, a constituency with a significant British Pakistani electorate, asked the minister to address a key question on whether Kashmir is a bilateral or an international issue. I reaffirm the UK government's long-standing position on K

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