Pak rejects grant of domicile certificates by India to people not originally from J-K

Pakistan on Saturday "rejected" grant of domicile certificates by India to people not originally from Jammu and Kashmir.

As per new domicile law, non-permanent residents who have residency proof of at least 15 years in Jammu and Kashmir are entitled to get domicile certificates.

Over 30,000 people have till now received domicile certificates online in Jammu and Kashmir after Indian government changed laws to grant residency to different categories of non-residents in Union territory.

Foreign Office "rejected" grant of domicile certificates by India to people not originally from Jammu and Kashmir.

" certificates issued to non-Kashmiris including, among ors, Indian government officials under ‘Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure), 2020’ are illegal, void and in complete violation of relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, and International law including 4th Geneva Convention,” FO said.

It asked international community to intervene to stop India from what it called "changing demographic structure of Kashmir".