In a diplomatic power punch, India slammed Pakistan by asking it to set its own house in order and act on the issue of terrorism.
India was responding to Pakistan’s slew of lies at the UN forum blaming India for alleged human rights abuses.
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India using its right of reply in response said that India deeply regret Pak’s continued misuse of the council to make tendentious references about the inner matters pertaining to the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan has had territorial ambitions over Kashmir since 1947 that have found concrete expression in the aggression it embarked on in 1947, 1965 and 1999. As on date, Pakistan is in illegal and forcible occupation of approximately 78,000 square km of Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir.
In stunning reply India said, Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and will always remain so. We have a robust institutional framework to ensure adherence to rule of law and respect for fundamental rights of the people in Jammu and Kashmir. In contrast, the people of Pakistan, as well as PoK, have become victims of sectarian conflict, terrorism and extreme economic hardship due to Pakistan’s authoritarian and discriminatory policies in complete disregard of human rights.