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'Do not need validation': PoK 'PM' mocks Pak defence minister over 'not proper Kashmiris' remark

"Prime Minister" of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Faizal Mumtaz Rathore on Saturday slammed Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Asif, for claiming that residents of Rawalkot and Mirpur in PoK are "not proper Kashmiris."

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In a social media post on X, Rathore termed Asif a "boomer" and said that his antics are creating divisions instead of bringing people closer.

"People of Jammu and Kashmir do not need validation of their identity from defence minister of Pakistan Khawaja Asif or anybody else for that matter. Boomers such as him and their antics are creating divisions instead of bringing people closer," Rathore said.

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