Date:- 11 May 2018
Sushma schools student: J&K not ‘occupied’
A medical student from Jammu & Kashmir in Philippines who thought he was scoring a point by listing his location as “Indian occupied Kashmir” on Twitter discovered the perils of doing so when he ran into trouble, and sought the help of the external affairs minister who responded saying there is no place called Indian-occupied Kashmir.
Sheikh Ateeq, whose Twitter handle was @SATEEQ019, requested Swaraj to help him get a new passport and said he needed one to get back to his “home, India” as his health was deteriorating.
“I am from J&K doing medicine course here in Philippines my passport got damaged I applied for new one 1 month ago I request u pls help me to get it as i literally need to go home for medical checkup ,” Ateeq tweeted on Thursday. He had asked Swaraj for help earlier, on April 5.