Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has sloganeered to hold referendum to allow Kashmiris divided between Pakistan and India– to decide on whether they want to join Pakistan or completely become an Independent state. His newly found initiative to bring Kashmir into international focus remains a non-starter. In the long run, however, if in any stretch of imagination, an Independent Kashmir comes into being, it would have serious repercussions for Pakistan. His electoral sloganeering to people in Azad Kashmir has come as a clear deviation from Pakistan’s traditional stance to let Kashmiri people decide on whether they want to stay with India or join Pakistan through a UN mandated plebiscite as per numerous UN Security council resolutions.
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