\u201cJammu and Kashmir is not, and has never been, a so-called \u2018integral\u2019 part of India,\u201d Pakistan at UNSC debate
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\nPakistan has once again dismissed India\u2019s claim that Jammu and Kashmir is an \u201cintegral part\u201d of the country, reiterating that the region remains disputed and its status is recognised as such by the United Nations and the international community.
\n\u201cEvery official UN map depicts Jammu and Kashmir as disputed territory,\u201d said Gul Qaiser Sarwani, Counselor at Pakistan\u2019s Mission to the UN, while exercising his right of reply at the conclusion of a high-level UN Security Council debate on peacekeeping operations.
\nSarwani\u2019s response came after Indian Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish repeated New Delhi\u2019s assertion that \u201cKashmir has been, is, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.\u201d
\nThe Indian envoy made the statement in reaction to a speech by Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who had urged the 15-member Council to implement its own resolutions that call for a UN-supervised plebiscite to determine the future of Jammu and Kashmir.
\n\u201cNo amount of obfuscation can change the legal, political and historical reality \u2014 Jammu and Kashmir is not, and has never been, a so-called \u2018integral\u2019 part of India,\u201d Sarwani said.
\nHe described the region as a \u201cdisputed territory,\u201d whose \u201cfinal disposition\u201d must be decided by its people through a plebiscite, as mandated by multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
\nSarwani criticised India\u2019s heavy military presence in the region, stating that more than 900,000 troops and paramilitary forces are deployed in what he called \u201cthe densest occupation in history.\u201d
\nHe further stated that ore than 100,000 Kashmiris have been killed since 1989 and highlighted India\u2019s gross violation of human rights, citing reports recorded by the UN.
\nResponding to Indian allegations of cross-border terrorism, the Pakistani diplomat said, \u201cIt is most ironic that India, which is committing the worst form of state terrorism in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, is portraying itself as the victim.\u201d
\nHe added that occupiers and colonisers often label legitimate struggles for self-determination as terrorism.
\nSarwani went on to remark that India was orchestrating subversion and targeted killings in foreign countries, and highlighted that India funds and supports anti-Pakistan groups including the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), and the Majeed Brigade.
\nPakistan has consistently maintained that a fair and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute lies in the implementation of UN resolutions and the holding of a plebiscite under UN supervision.
\nEarlier, On the occasion of Pakistan Day, the illegally detained Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Masarrat Aalam Butt, along with other Hurriyat leaders and organizations have extended their warm congratulations to the people and government of Pakistan, praying for the nation\u2019s continued progress, stability and prosperity.
\nAccording to Kashmir Media Service, in a message from the notorious Tihar Jail in New Delhi, Masarrat Aalam Butt expressed solidarity with the people of Pakistan, describing the country as a beacon of hope for oppressed Kashmiris and the entire Muslim Ummah.
\nHe emphasised that Pakistan, founded on a noble ideology, serves as a great blessing for Muslims worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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