Pakistan

Kashmir not an internal matter or part of India: UN delegate

Aamar Aftab Qureshi says political realities could not be changed by false claims over occupied territories

News Desk March 12, 2016

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Kashmir is neither an internal matter nor an integral part of India but an internationally recognised dispute by the UN Security Council, Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to United Nations Aamar Aftab Qureshi said on Saturday.

Aftab made the statement while responding to comments made by an Indian delegate during the ongoing 31st Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Radio Pakistan reported.

The Pakistani delegate went on to say that history, legal and political realities could not be changed by fabrication, lies and false claims over occupied territories.

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Furthermore, Permanent Representative at International Muslim Women Union Shamim Shawl also raised concern over abuse of women in Kashmir.

All women ageing between 10 and 65 years have been affected by execution and custodial disappearance of male members of their families, she said addressing the UN session.

COMMENTS (12)

Vectra | 8 years ago | Reply @SHAH: Article 370 is India's own creation and it be dismantled by India if so wishes.

Australian representative to UN | 8 years ago | Reply Australian representative to UN declared: Baluchistan is neither an integral part of Pakistan and is internationally recognised dispute due to extreme human rights violations. Also Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is part of India and Pakistan and Chinese should be taken to international court of justice for running cpec through it. Well how does the above medicine

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SHAH | 8 years ago | Reply @BCCI: You can do as much LOL as you want; But your LOL cannot change facts and cannot change Article 370 of Hindu-stan Constitution.. ... It is time for Hindus-tanis to READ and LEARN, Article 370 of Constitution and better to not just LISTEN and REACT;

SHAH | 8 years ago | Reply @Vectra: Maybe it is time for all in the sub-continent to read Article 370 of the Hindus-tan Constitution.. as this article is valid and enforced to completion.. . By the application of Constitution the ctizen of Hindu-stan cannot buy property, own a house, do own business, buy car, bus, taxi, do own agriculture land, participate in state elections, be a candidate or a voter in the land of J&K; Still all Hindus-tanis are under the illusion of J&K being Atoot Aang (integral part). The Article of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh is more explicit and precise noting the rights of Hindu-stanis to be only as tourists in J&K; READ, ANALYSE and LEARN, and do not just LISTEN and REACT;

BCCI | 8 years ago | Reply LOL nice try. it's Pakistan's representative to the UN and not the UN's opinion :) :) The UN has other important things to take care of buddies :P

Abdullah khan | 8 years ago | Reply Afghanistan was also a part of India during chandar gupt moorya and mughal period @Menon, you ignore it Sir

Vectra | 8 years ago | Reply "Kashmir not an internal matter or part of India: UN delegate" Since when Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to United Nations becomes an "UN Delegates" Pakistan delegates views are Pakistan's not of UN.Officially Kashmir is out of disputed list as per UN.Pakistan delegates views are irrelevant.

harkol | 8 years ago | Reply It is no longer in the list of international disputes of UN. It was dropped by UN from that list in 2010. No country (except perhaps Pakistan & china) consider the status of accession of J&K to India as disputed anymore. If there is still a dispute it is about continued Pakistan's occupation of J&K territory - which is without any legal basis. No accession signed, no referendum held - nothing. Just a military occupation. And sadly Kashmir can't be reverted to Pre-partition days, thus it is best for both nations to accept current reality and let it be. If not, we can keep this skirmish on for another 100 years and wait for one of the countries to collapse.

vinsin | 8 years ago | Reply @Menon: Pakistan was not curved out illegally or by Britishers, it was demanded by Indian Muslims. None of those lines are arbitrarily. Terrorism has nothing to do with that. On human rights ground if subcontinent Muslims demand partition now they are entitled for 33% of land and water resources which means J&K should not be part of India. Who separated Bangladesh from Pakistan? Britishers?

Peace | 8 years ago | Reply And then he watched a pirated dvd of a bollywood movie before going to sleep.

Menon | 8 years ago | Reply Same argument can be made for entire Pakistan. Indis should consider filing a case against UK for illegally carving out Pakistan from India. What gave them the right? They were occupiers. A case can also be made against UK and other colonials powers for carving out territories and for arbitrarily drawaing boundaries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East especially considering the fact every single one of todays problems including terrorism all across the world is because of it. But, past colonial slaves don't have the guts or leadership to unite and fight today's economic colonialism and international organizations used by the colonial powers of the past to still control their past colonies. Before going ape sh*t, think about it setting aside the pettiness.

wiserneighbour | 8 years ago | Reply So is AJK and Baluchistan

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