ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected remarks made by India’s representative during the United Nations General Assembly debate on the annual report of the UN Security Council, reaffirming that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains an internationally recognized issue on the council’s agenda.
Exercising Pakistan’s right to reply on Friday, the Counsellor and Political Coordinator at Pakistan's Mission to the United Nations Gul Qaiser Sarwani said all delegations that spoke during the debate appreciated Pakistan’s role in drafting the introduction to the Security Council's annual report and securing its adoption by consensus.
“Jammu and Kashmir remains an internationally recognized dispute on the agenda of the Security Council. No amount of obfuscation can alter the historical, legal and international character of this dispute. Jammu and Kashmir never was, neither is, and nor will ever be so called an integral part of India,” the Pakistani diplomat said.
He noted that the Indian representative focused only on references related to the long-standing Jammu and Kashmir dispute contained in the report.
Sarwani said the report recorded more than 20 communications on the India-Pakistan question during the reporting period and also documented the Security Council's closed consultations held on May 5, 2025, to review the regional security situation and rising tensions.
The counsellor advised the Indian representative to read the report carefully, and accused his country of denying facts and attempting to mislead the General Assembly.
The Pakistani diplomat said the people of Kashmir continue to be denied their right to self-determination despite UN Security Council resolutions calling for a plebiscite. He also alleged continuing human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including arbitrary detentions, restrictions on fundamental freedoms and demographic changes.
Referring to a joint communication issued by United Nations Special Procedures on Oct. 16, 2025, Sarwani said concerns about the situation in the region had been highlighted by UN human rights experts.
He further argued that India's failure to implement Security Council resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir amounted to a disregard of its obligations under the UN Charter, including Article 25, which requires member states to accept and carry out Security Council decisions.
Sarwani also rejected India's allegations against Pakistan and accused New Delhi of sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan, carrying out state-backed assassination campaigns abroad, violating minority rights and disregarding international law.
He additionally criticized India’s attempt to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, describing it as unlawful.
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