India has strongly reprimanded Pakistan in the United Nations Security Council. Indian Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni said that Pakistan is violating the fundamental rights of Kashmiris in occupied Kashmir (PoK) and this has been going on for the last eight decades.
India scolded Pakistan in UNSC
new york [अमेरिका]July 24 (ANI): India on Thursday (US local time) strongly criticized Pakistan for its continuous repression of basic rights and fundamental freedoms of Kashmiris in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The remarks were made by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathneni, during the UN Security Council open debate on ‘Strengthening Mechanisms for Peaceful Resolution of Disputes’.
He drew attention to the ongoing developments in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and how it completely exposes the true character of the Pakistani government. Ambassador Harish said, “The world is witness to the continuous repression of fundamental rights, freedom of expression and association and suppression of fundamental freedoms of Kashmiris in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. These are not isolated incidents, but part of a larger conspiracy of the Pakistani establishment in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir for almost eight decades.”
Repression in other parts of Pakistan also
He further said that this pattern extends to other areas of Pakistan, which are also facing repression. “Imprisoning leaders including a former prime minister, electorally outlawing the main opposition party, a constitutional coup by the military through the 27th Amendment, and other such actions have eroded any semblance of democracy,” Ambassador Harish said.
Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India
Ambassador Harish further said, “Pakistan should look inward and address the country’s real issues, and not resort to fabricating narratives laced with religious imagery for the purpose of garnering applause domestically and misleading the broader UN membership.” “While similar developments in other countries are condemned by the United Nations, such repression and developments in Pakistan do not receive the attention they deserve,” he said.
Ambassador Harish condemned Pakistan’s brazen attempt to misuse this prestigious platform for its divisive agenda and reiterated that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has always been, is and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. “This is the constitutional and legal reality that Pakistan deliberately ignores. The only unresolved issue with respect to Jammu and Kashmir is the naked aggression and illegal occupation of India’s sovereign territory by Pakistan,” he said in his remarks. (ANI)
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