{
  "id": 175024,
  "title": "India rejects Pakistan's ‘Youm-e-Istehsal’ on Article 370 abrogation anniversary, calls it ‘political absurdity’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/india-rejects-pakistans-youm-e-istehsal-on-article-370-abrogation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T11:50:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-rejects-pakistans-youm-e-istehsal-on-article-j370-abrogation-anniversary-political-absurdity-jammu-and-kashmir-101785930153208.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the anniversary of India's decision to revoke Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government has firmly rejected Pakistan's attempt to rebrand the day as \"Youm-e-Istehsal\" (Day of Exploitation). External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed the Pakistani move as a \"political absurdity\" and accused Islamabad of trying to deflect global attention from its own dismal human rights record and terrorism issues. Jaiswal emphasized that the constitutional changes made in August 2019 were solely an internal matter of India and have led to unprecedented socio-economic development and democratic empowerment in the region. He reiterated that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh remain an integral and inalienable part of India. Jaiswal also pointed to the brutal suppression of peaceful protests by Pakistani security forces in PoJK, where at least 90 people have been killed since June. He urged Pakistan to stop the violence, take action against terror networks operating from its soil, and vacate all Indian territories under its occupation.",
  "summary": "Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Jammu and Kashmir, along with Ladakh, shall forever remain an integral part of India.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "NC leaders hold protest against abrogation of Article 370 in J&K",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/nc-leaders-hold-protest-against-abrogation-of-article-370-in-j-k",
        "published": "2026-08-05T08:25:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Abrogation of Article 370 was a decisive new chapter: PM Narendra Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/abrogation-of-article-370-was-a-decisive-new-chapter-pm-narendra-modi",
        "published": "2026-08-05T10:16:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}