GB polls a cosmetic exercise: India

INDIA Friday decried the just-concluded polls in Gilgit-Baltistan, formerly the Northern Areas which was renamed by Pakistan a few months ago, as 'just another cosmetic exercise intended to camouflage Islamabads illegal occupation of areas of Jammu and Kashmir, reported Indian media. The elections in Gilgit-Baltistan are just another cosmetic exercise, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters in New Delhi. Monitoring Desk

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