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India Accuses Pakistan of Spreading Falsehoods at UN
India responded to remarks Pakistan made at a United Nations committee.
The discussion was about decolonization.
Indian MP Mahima Kumari Mewar said Pakistan was spreading false claims about Jammu and Kashmir.
She said the territory would remain part of India.
India also accused Pakistan of violating rights in areas it controls.
Mewar alleged that Pakistani forces and groups working with them had killed civilians who were protesting.
These are claims made by India in its reply.
The report does not give Pakistan’s response to India’s accusations.
India exercised its Right of Reply after Pakistan spoke in the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee.
The exchange took place during discussion of the agenda item on decolonization on Friday, October 10.
Indian MP Mahima Kumari Mewar accused Pakistan of making false claims about Jammu and Kashmir.
Mewar said Jammu and Kashmir would remain an integral part of India.
India urged Pakistan to stop alleged rights violations in areas it occupies; Mewar also alleged that Pakistani forces and proxies had killed civilians in recent months.
- Who
- India, represented in its reply by MP Mahima Kumari Mewar, and Pakistan.
- What
- India accused Pakistan of making false claims about Jammu and Kashmir and raised allegations of rights violations.
- Where
- The United Nations General Assembly’s Fourth Committee.
- When
- Friday, October 10; the year is not specified in the report.
- Why
- India was responding to a statement by Pakistan during discussion of the decolonization agenda item.
Key facts
- Forum
- Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly
- Agenda item
- Decolonization
- India’s representative
- Member of Parliament Mahima Kumari Mewar
- India’s position
- Mewar said Jammu and Kashmir is and will remain an integral part of India.
- India’s appeal to Pakistan
- India called on Pakistan to stop what it described as ongoing human rights violations in areas it occupies.
- Delegation
- Mewar was part of a visiting delegation of 15 Indian Members of Parliament.
- Date
- Friday, October 10; the year is not specified.
Quotes
Mahima Kumari Mewar
Indian Member of Parliament who delivered India’s Right of Reply at the UN.
“It is regrettable that Pakistan continues to abuse this august forum by peddling lies and falsehoods about the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.”
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“Jammu and Kashmir is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.”
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