“Unworthy To Even Respond”: India Slams Pak Minister’s Kashmir Remarks

India tore into Pakistan after its overseas minister raised the problem of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, announcing it is “unworthy” to even reply to such “malicious and fake propaganda”.

Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari`s feedback on Jammu and Kashmir, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj on Tuesday termed his declaration as “baseless and politically influenced”.

“Before I conclude, allow me disregard the frivolous, baseless and politically influenced feedback made through the delegate of Pakistan concerning the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” she said. Speaking on the UN Security Council open debate on ‘Women, Peace and Security’, Ms Kamboj said: “my delegation considers it unworthy to even reply to such malicious and fake propaganda.”

“Rather, our recognition is wherein it shall continually be – wonderful and forward-looking. Today’s dialogue is severely vital to reinforce our collective efforts to boost up the entire implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. We admire the subject of the talk and understand the significance of time. As such, our recognition shall stay on the subject,” she said.

Ms Kamboj’s sharp retort got here after Pakistan Foreign Minister Zardari mentioned Jammu and Kashmir in his feedback to the Council debate held below Mozambique’s Presidency for this month, at the eve of International Women’s Day. India has formerly instructed Pakistan that the whole territories of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are, and shall continually be a part of India.

India has been retaining that it goals everyday neighbourly family members with Pakistan, at the same time as insisting that the onus is on Islamabad to create an surroundings this is freed from terror and hostility for such an engagement.

The ties among India and Pakistan got here below intense stress after India’s warplanes pounded a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist education camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in February 2019 in reaction to the Pulwama terror attack.

The family members similarly deteriorated after India in August 2019 introduced the withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir’s unique powers and the bifurcation of the erstwhile country into Union Territories.