Pakistan retaliated against India for asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is an intrinsic part of its territory and denied the charge that by bringing up the Kashmir issue on Tuesday, Pakistan’s UN envoy had misled the UN Disarmament Commission.

During the general debate of the commission, Gul Qaiser Sarwani, the Pakistani delegate, responded to statements made by the Indian representative. He stated that Jammu and Kashmir was a contested area recognized globally and that the observations made by the Pakistani ambassador were entirely pertinent to the committee’s work.

Ambassador Akram emphasized in his remarks on the opening day of the 2024 session that Palestinians and Kashmiris were among the peoples who were still denied the right to self-determination. The security situation in South Asia has become “volatile and explosive,” he claimed, as a result of India’s aggressive military activities.

The Indian delegate responded to Ambassador Akram’s statement by asserting that Jammu and Kashmir was a “integral part” of India and accusing Pakistan of being a terrorist organization. Additionally, he claimed that by bringing up the Kashmir conflict, Pakistan was abusing the venue.

Sarwani, while exercising his right of reply, stated that it would not be appropriate to reiterate an incorrect viewpoint. “Permit me to reiterate that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory recognized internationally and is in no way an integral part of India,” Sarwani stated.

“The situation in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir [IIOJK], in contrast to India’s claim, the country’s massive arms build-up, aggressive posturing, and war-fighting doctrines are completely relevant to the work of the Commission, as they carry grave implications for regional and international peace,” the statement reads.

Sarwani stated that his nation was confronted with a serious danger from terrorism, which was planned, encouraged, and funded by India, its eastern neighbor and a well-known state sponsor of terrorism whose terrorist network had spread over nations well beyond its boundaries.

He conveyed Pakistan’s worries over India’s focus on the FMCT, a treaty that has an impact on Pakistan’s interests in national security. He urged the delegations to be flexible and willing to make compromises in order to end the protracted impasse in the Conference on Disarmament (CD).

The delegate from Pakistan also urged the international community to confront endeavors aimed at undermining peace and security in the area, underscoring their immediate bearing on the potential for disarmament on a regional and worldwide scale.

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