U.S. team visits PoK to study ‘ground situation

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• A high­level U.S. Congressional delegation visited Pakistan­occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Sunday.

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• The Pakistan Foreign Office said the purpose of the visit was to see the ground situation and gauge the public sentiment following India’s August 5 decision to revoke Jammu & Kashmir’s special status.
• The delegation comprising Senators Chris Van Hollen and Maggie Hassan, and U.S. Charged Affaires Ambassador Paul Jones visited Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan ­occupied Kashmir.
• Mr. Khan asked the U.S. Senators to press India to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir issue in accordance with United Nations Security Council(UNSC) resolutions

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