Pakistan’s proposal for plebiscite in Kashmir irks India

The Indian government has dismissed Pakistan’s suggestion for holding a plebiscite in Jammu Kashmir, saying the disputed territory was an ‘integral part’ of India, The Hindustan Times newspaper reported on Monday. “Kashmir is an ‘internal’ issue. It is an ‘integral part’ of India,” India’s State Minister for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told reporters. It may be mentioned here that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon before his speech to the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the United Nations on Sunday. According to the Pakistan mission, Nawaz…

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