Pakistan can send MPs for free tourism; Kashmir bilateral issue: India
August 27, 2016  19:49
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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's decision to appoint 22 special envoys to rake up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations was slammed by the Indian government on Saturday, with Minister of State for External Afairs MJ Akbar saying Pakistan shouldn't internationlise the issue. 

In a statement to ANI, Akbar said, "As far as Kashmir issue is concerned, Pakistan must not internationalize it, it is a bilateral issue." 

Taking a dig at Pakistan, Akbar added, "It is Pakistans individual right if it wants its MPs to go for free tourism."

Pakistan on Saturday further needled India on the Kashmir issue, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif nominating 22 parliamentarians as special envoys to be despatched to world capitals to highlight the problem. 

"We will remind the United Nations its long-held promise of self-determination to the Kashmiri people," Sharif said.
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