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Saudi Arabia Removes Gilgit-Baltistan And Kashmir From Pakistan’s Territory In Its World Map

Swarajya StaffOct 29, 2020, 02:04 PM | Updated 02:04 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in Buenos Aires. (Pic via Twitter)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in Buenos Aires. (Pic via Twitter)


Saudi Arabia has released a 20 Riyal banknote to commemorate its presidency of organising the G-20 Summit on 21-22 November.

Livemint has reported that the world map presented on the note does not display Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir in the Pakistani territory. Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjab Ayub Mirza tweeted about this issue on Wednesday.

“Saudi Arab removes Pakistani occupied Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan's map!!!!” Mirza wrote. Moreover, he posted a picture that read, “Saudi Arabia's Diwali gift to India-- removes Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir from Pakistan's map.”


In September, reports had emerged that elections will be conducted to the pretended ‘Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly’ on 15 November.

The Minister of External Affairs issued a stern statement over the same, “The Government of India conveyed strong protest to Pakistan Government and reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the so-called Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part of India.”

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