The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday slammed the designation of supporters of the Kashmiri right to self-determination as terrorists, terming it 'completely unjustified'.
The FO statement comes a day after the United States (US) State Department designated Hizbul Mujahideen's supreme commander Syed Salahuddin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) and imposed sanctions on him.
"The designation of individuals supporting the Kashmiri right to self-determination as terrorists is completely unjustified," FO Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a statement.
The development surfaced hours ahead of the scheduled meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.
The FO reiterated Pakistan's longstanding commitment to countering terrorism "in all its forms and manifestations", adding that the Kashmiri struggle "remains legitimate".
Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to eradication of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria in a statement today stated that the people of Pakistan have rendered immense sacrifices in both blood and material to end this scourge, which has been acknowledged by the international community.
He said the 70 year old indigenous struggle of Kashmiris in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir remains legitimate. He said the gross and systematic violations of human rights of the Kashmiri people in occupied Kashmir have been recorded and reported by independent human rights bodies.
