‘Kashmiri Pandits driven out by Pakistan-backed terrorists’: India at UN
In response to Pakistan's statements at the UN Human Rights Council about Kashmir, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. He denounced Pakistan's occupation of the territory while drawing attention to the systematic violence faced by religious minorities in Pakistan. Furthermore, Randhir Jaiswal dismissed Pakistan's assertions about the Indus…
India rebuked Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council, accusing Islamabad of illegally occupying parts of Jammu and Kashmir and sponsoring cross-border terrorism. Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi urged Pakistan to focus on its struggling economy instead of territorial ambitions. Tyagi emphasized that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India, and only the territory held by Pakistan should be vacated.
He reminded Pakistan of the 1990 atrocities against Kashmiri Pandits, who were driven out by armed, trained, and sent terrorists from Pakistan. Tyagi condemned Pakistan for asking the UN Council for an inquiry, highlighting the irony of Pakistan seeking an inquiry for actions it perpetrated. He denounced Pakistan's double standards, noting that Pakistan's own Muslim minorities face systemic persecution in their own country.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal criticized Pakistan for misrepresenting international legal mechanisms, specifically the Court of Arbitration ruling on the Indus Waters Treaty. Jaiswal rejected Pakistan's claim that the ruling was by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, asserting that it was issued by an illegally constituted court. He reiterated India's principled legal position, denouncing Pakistan's attempts to distort reality.
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