Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “annexation” of “occupied Kashmir“ would eventually lead to its independence.

Khan was addressing a special session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly as the nation observed Kashmir Solidarity Day, Dawn reported.

"If he (Narendra Modi) had not taken that step, we could not have said anything to the world," He said, adding that prior to the events of August 2019, no one was paying attention to Indian “atrocities” in the valley.

"On that day Modi made a fatal mistake, one that he could not step back from," Khan said.