(2017-10-07) In response to a media query regarding General James Mattis' statement on CPEC, the Spokesperson said that "CPEC is a development and connectivity project for the betterment of the people in the region and beyond. The international community should focus on human rights violations and heinous crimes committed by Indian occupation forces in Indian occupied Kashmir. As for the Jammu & Kashmir dispute, efforts need to be made to implement UN Security Council resolutions on Jammu & Kashmir, that call for a UN supervised plebiscite to enable Kashmiris to exercise their right to self determination."
Islamabad
7 October 2017