India, May 29 -- In a strong and emotionally charged message to the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday declared that the day is not far when PoK will return to India voluntarily, driven by a sense of shared identity and belonging.

Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Business Summit in the national capital, Singh reaffirmed India's unwavering commitment to national unity and asserted that those living in PoK are an integral part of the Indian family.

"I believe that the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are our own, part of our family," Singh said. "We have full faith that those of our brothers who are geographically and politically separated from us today will also ...