India slams Pakistan over ‘politicising’ UN forum: ‘J&K was, is, and will remain internal matter’
India once again sharply rebuked Pakistan at a United Nations Security Council meeting, accusing Islamabad of “politicising” the international forum and reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir was an “internal” part of India. This is the second time in a month that New Delhi has criticised Pakistan’s remarks at the UNSC. (ANI Video Grab) In response to the remarks made by Pakistan’s representative during the meeting, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Harish Parvathaneni, said these were “unwarranted.” “I also refer to the unwarranted remarks made by the representative of Pakistan. It is incredible that a co-chair expected to be balanced and unbiased in conduct has chosen to politicize this forum,” Harish said, according to ANI news agency. The Indian envoy to UN further reiterated a position asserted by New Delhi several times in the past. “I would only like to stress for brevity of time that the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is a matter strictly internal to India, it has always been is and will remain so,” Harish added. Pakistan has previously made …