India has objected to The New York Times for referring to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as "Pakistani Kashmir," calling the description misleading. The Indian Embassy in the US reaffirmed that Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India and accused Pakistan of illegally occupying the territory. The response followed an NYT report on unrest and elections in PoK.

Washington DC: India has strongly objected to The New York Times for describing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as "Pakistani Kashmir", reaffirming that the territory remains an integral part of the country.

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Taking exception to the headline used in a recent report by the American newspaper, the Indian Embassy in the United States described the terminology as "misleading and incorrect".

In a post on X, the embassy said, "There is no Pakistani Kashmir, only Pakistan-occupied Kashmir".