FO slams India's remarks on AJK polls, says it has no 'standing or moral authority' to comment on process

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that India had “neither the standing nor the moral authority” to comment on the elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), which are being held in phases amid security concerns following unrest in the region. FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi made the remarks while addressing a weekly press briefing, where he was asked about the Indian External Affairs Ministry’s (MEA) “reaction” to the ongoing polls. While the question did not elaborate further, the Indian ministry had termed the polls a “farce” on Tuesday, saying that such “hollow exercises” could not hide the reality. “Pakistan categorically rejects the baseless and politically motivated remarks of…