Islamabad (LTN NEWS): According to a statement released by Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday, Pakistan has decided not to compete in the 44th Chess Olympiad, which is being held in India. This decision was made in response to what Pakistan perceives to be India’s “mischievous attempt” to mix politics and sports.
According to the spokesman for FO, “Pakistan will also address the matter at the highest level with the International Chess Federation.” The International Chess Federation, often known as FIDE, has extended an invitation to Pakistan to take part in the 44th Chess Olympiad, which will take place in Chennai, India, between the dates of July 28 and August 10. In anticipation of this event, a Pakistani delegation has already started making arrangements.
The Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) will play host to the Olympic Torch Relay, according to a statement released by the Foreign Office. “Regrettably, India has chosen to politicize this famous international athletic event by passing the torch relay through the IIOJK,” the statement read. On June 21st, the Olympic Torch Relay made its way through Srinagar.
The FO stated that by carrying the torch relay through IIOJK in complete violation of the territory’s universally accepted “disputed” status, India had committed a travesty that the international community could not tolerate under any circumstances. This was because India had carried out the act in complete violation of the territory’s status as “disputed.”
“India must understand that through such aggressive and indefensible measures, it cannot seek or claim international legitimacy for its unjustified, unlawful, and dictatorial occupation of IIOJK, which has lasted over seven decades,” it stated.
“Pakistan also strongly encourages the international community to call on India to halt its egregious and systematic abuses of human rights in IIOJK, rescind its unlawful and unilateral acts of August 5, 2019, and liberate all political detainees, including the authentic Kashmiri leaders,” This was stated in the FO.
