Infringing on India’s sovereignty: Centre on POK visit by British envoy to Pakistan

The central government on Saturday expressed its objection to a recent visit by the British envoy to Islamabad to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK). The UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, had visited Mirpur on January 10.

A statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said Marriott’s visit was “highly objectionable” and an act which amounted to “infringement of India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

After her visit to the region, Jane Marriott had shared pictures on X and said 70 per cent of British Pakistani roots are from Mirpur.