Islamabad: Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has made a big statement about Article 370 in Kashmir before the results of Jammu and Kashmir elections are announced. The Pakistani minister has claimed that if the Congress and National Conference return to power in the state, Article 370 can be repealed in Kashmir. Khawaja Asif has given this statement in an interview with Pakistan's news channel Geo TV. He also said that Pakistan's stand on Article 370 is with Congress-NC.
Khwaja Asif has said that Pakistan is in support of Congress and National Conference on Article 370. He said that Article 370 can be brought back in Kashmir. But only when Congress and National Conference come back to power in Jammu and Kashmir. Khwaja said that both these parties can come to power, in such a situation it is expected that Article 370 will be brought back.
This question was asked to Khwaja
Geo TV journalist asked Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif – My question to you is that the National Conference led by Omar Abdullah, who is Farooq Abdullah's son, also has a lot of influence and the Congress. Earlier also they were together and Sheikh Abdullah, who is Farooq Abdullah's father, and Nehru had decided that Article 370 and 35-A will remain in Kashmir. Now both these parties, the National Conference and the Congress, are saying in the elections today that if we win, we will end the suspension of 370 and 35-A. Do you think this is possible?
On this, Khawaja Asif said that I think this is possible. Look, there is a very important presence there, both Congress and National Conference. Both have the same opinion on this issue and I think that the people of the valley have been motivated as much as they have been outside the valley.. but in the valley… so I think they have a lot of chances. This coalition came into power.. and as they have also said in the press conference, in fact they have made this an election issue. The status should be restored.. so the status can be restored.
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