Pakistan, Aug. 17 -- Pakistan Government has issued a new official political map of Pakistan on August 5, 2020, which includes the whole of Jammu and Kashmir, including Ladakh (excluding its part, which is claimed by China), Siachen, Sir Creek in Kutch, and Junagadh as its territories, indicating in writing that the Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir including Ladakh, is illegally occupied by India, and its final status will be decided as per the UNSC resolutions on Kashmir. The map also indicates that the Junagadh state is also a part of Pakistan as per the partition formula, but India has illegally occupied it.

The issuance of the new map was necessary to justify Pakistan's position on Kashmir at all-important world forums, especially the U...