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Pakistan on Thursday opposed the forthcoming election in Jammu and Kashmir terming it as a 'sham' and welcomed the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference decision to boycott it.
A statement issued by the foreign ministry said, "No election in Kashmir held under the Indian Constitution and under the barrel of guns could be a substitute for a free and fair plebiscite under UN auspices."
It said the 'ultimate decision' to take part in the polls rested with the 'people of Jammu and Kashmir and the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference'.
"The APHC has already announced its intention to boycott these sham elections," it said, adding the Pakistan government 'respects the decision of the Hurriyat leadership'.
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