By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – India Counselor at the UN mission in New York Eldos Mathew Punnoose on Tuesday said that Pakistan is only familiar with sham elections, incarceration of opposition leaders, and suppression of political voices.
India has condemned Pakistan’s “unsubstantiated allegations” regarding the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh ahead of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for the 23rd SCO Summit
Counselor Eldos Mathew Punnoose, exercised India’s right of reply against Pakistan at the Joint General Debate on decolonization at the United Nations said “Unsubstantiated allegations by Pakistan largely pertain to the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. India would like to reiterate that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are, were and will be an integral and inalienable part of India. Clearly, Pakistan does not merit a response on the internal affairs of India.”
“At this juncture, we also advise Pakistan to stop the grave and ongoing human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh (PoJKL). The world is witness to the divisive activities that Pakistan tries to undertake day in and day out. India would like to stress that our foundations are built on the enduring pillar of democratic values, unlike Pakistan’s,” he noted.
He said, is only familiar with sham elections, incarceration of opposition leaders, and suppression of political voices.
This is the first visit by India’s foreign minister in the last eight years.
Jaishankar will not hold any bilateral discussions with Pakistan during the visit.
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