Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said that normalisation of terms with India would be a betrayal to the Kashmiri struggle.

"بھارت اور اسرائیل ظلم کے نظام سے کشمیریوں اور فلسطینیوں کو نہیں دبا سکتے،"#آپکا_وزیراعظم_آپکے_ساتھ میں گفتگو pic.twitter.com/MRehYzT1Sf

— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) May 30, 2021

PM Imran held a live Question and Answer (Q&A) session with the public on Sunday. He said that “re-establishing ties with India would be ignoring all the struggle of Kashmiris as more than 100,000 people have martyred.”

PM Imran said he tried to resolve problems with India through dialogue. However, it cannot be the case now as India has illegally annexed Kashmir. The normalisation of terms after this is a betrayal to the Kashmir cause, said PM Khan.

“There is no doubt that trade will improve but all their [Kashmiris] blood will be wasted, so this cannot happen. This cannot happen that our trade improves at the cost of their blood.”

Pakistan can resume talks if New Delhi reverses its longstanding semi-autonomous status of Indian Occupied Kashmir, he maintained.

On August 5, 2019, Modi government revoked the status of Article 370 and other related provisions and split Kashmir into two federally controlled areas. The government also locked down the region, imposed movement restrictions while imposing communication blackout.

In retaliation, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with India while also suspending trade.