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Pakistan has conveyed its concern to the UN over the depiction of Jammu and Kashmir in India’s draft geospatial information bill, saying the world body should stop acts that violate international law.
The draft bill, which triggered protests from India’s internet activists, envisages stringent penalties for the wrong depiction of India in maps, including a fine of up to Rs 100 crore and a jail term of up to seven years. It also proposes to restrict the use of real-time mapping of data.
“Pakistan has expressed serious concern to the UN Secretary General and the President of the UN Security Council, through letters by our permanent representative in New York, with regard to the Indian government’s efforts to introduce a controversial ‘Geospatial Information Regulation Bill’ in the Indian Parliament,” said a statement issued by the Foreign Office in Islamabad.
Pakistan expresses ‘concern’ to UN over Indian draft bill on border map | india | Hindustan Times
The draft bill, which triggered protests from India’s internet activists, envisages stringent penalties for the wrong depiction of India in maps, including a fine of up to Rs 100 crore and a jail term of up to seven years. It also proposes to restrict the use of real-time mapping of data.
“Pakistan has expressed serious concern to the UN Secretary General and the President of the UN Security Council, through letters by our permanent representative in New York, with regard to the Indian government’s efforts to introduce a controversial ‘Geospatial Information Regulation Bill’ in the Indian Parliament,” said a statement issued by the Foreign Office in Islamabad.
Pakistan expresses ‘concern’ to UN over Indian draft bill on border map | india | Hindustan Times
