Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- The joint session of the parliament on Wednesday vehemently rejected the Indian government's move to revoke the special status of Held Kashmir.

In a unanimously passed resolution, the legislators condemned illegal, unilateral, reckless and coercive attempt by India to alter the disputed status of Indian-held Kashmir through repeal and revocation of Article 35-A of the Indian constitution. The resolution also condemned the deployment of additional troops in the occupied valley, Indian firing and shelling on the Line of Control and use of cluster bombs by Indian forces in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir Committee Chairman Syed Fakhar Imam presented the resolution, which maintained that the move is aimed at changing dem...