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Published 14:18 IST, September 21st 2019

Pakistan Army won't let relations with India improve, says Kerala Guv

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said on Friday that Army is the only stable institution in Pakistan and it would not let relations with India to improve.

Reported by: Manjiri Chitre
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said on Friday that Army is the only stable institution in Pakistan and it would not let relations with India to improve to maintain its supremacy. "Pakistan is not concerned about Kashmir, but its Army wants to keep the issue alive to maintain its supremacy," said Khan while addressing the Deendayal memorial lecture in Jaipur. According to him, the Army is the only stable institution in Pakistan.

'Should have been revoked earlier': Kerala Governor 

According to the Kerala Governor, Article 370, it was a 'temporary' provision that should have been revoked much earlier. The government has done its job by revoking the status and now it is ''our job to gain the trust of Kashmiris that they are people among us," the governor added. He alleged that Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was being used in the state to make it a 'hub of terrorism'. He said removing Article 370 would empower the people of the state. He added that revoking the special status would neither affect Kashmiris nor their rights. The BJP-led Central Government abrogated Article 370, revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, and further bifurcating the state into two Union Territories- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. 

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The current situation in Kashmir

It will be almost 50 days since the Article 370 of the Indian constitution has been abrogated by the government. It is reported that the Kashmiris are now keeping an eye out on the developments and decisions that come from New Delhi. As the situation comes to normalcy, people of J&K are hoping for a new dawn as promised by the BJP government. 

Imran Khan to raise Kashmir issue in UN

According to reports, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan will be raising the issue of human rights in Kashmir during his address to the United Nations on September 27. He will be sharing Pakistan's perspective on the Kashmir issue, stated further reports.

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(WITH PTI INPUTS)

10:28 IST, September 21st 2019