Pak committing atrocities against people in PaK, will have to bear consequences: Rajnath

Srinagar|Oct,27: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said Pakistan is committing atrocities against people in its occupied Kashmir and will have to bear its consequences. Hinting at retrieving Pakistan-Administered Kashmir (PaK), the minister said the goal of overall development in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will be achieved after reaching Gilgit and Baltistan” — parts of PaK.
Addressing the ‘Shaurya Diwas’ event — enactment of landing at Srinagar by Indian Air Force on 27th October in 1947 the Defence Minister said “We have just begun our journey of development in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. We will achieve our goal when we reach Gilgit and Baltistan.” Referring to the ”atrocities” committed by Pakistan against the people in PaK, the Defence Minister said the neighbouring country will have to ”bear its consequences”. “Militancy has no religion. The only aim of militants is to target India,” he said. Singh said the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 on August 5, 2019, ended the discrimination against the people in Jammu and Kashmir. “The discrimination against the people of Jammu and Kashmir was ended under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 5, 2019,” he said.