The Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, while commenting on the objection raised by India on Diamer-Bhasha Dam Bhasha Dam, said Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory.
She said, "Its disputed status was established by the United Nations Security Council resolutions 38,39,47,51 (1948) and subsequent resolutions by the United Nation's Commission on India and Pakistan."
The Spokesperson said the disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir remains unchanged.
She said there are bilateral declarations and agreements between Pakistan and India to find a final settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. At present, the two countries are engaged in Composite Dialogue to address this dispute, she added.
The Spokesperson said Diamer-Bhasha dam is being constructed for the welfare of the people of the area and within the water resources management policy of the Government of Pakistan.
Earlier, India protested against a Pakistani proposal to build Diamer-Bhasha Dam in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The Indian foreign ministry quoted media reports saying that the planned dam in AJK would flood large areas as a reservoir built up behind the dam. The ministry said India had protested to Pakistan through diplomatic channels. Islamabad later dismissed the move.
Several rivers criss-crossing the zones of Kashmir have triggered water-sharing disputes between the two countries.