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India Slams Pakistan at UNHRC: "Terror, Theatrics Won't Repay Loans"
- •India accused Pakistan at the UNHRC of using the forum for territorial claims over Jammu and Kashmir while neglecting its own economic and domestic issues.
- •Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi urged Pakistan to focus on development instead of territorial ambitions or supporting cross-border terrorism.
- •India rejected Pakistan's narrative on Jammu and Kashmir as "historical revisionism, invented statistics and sectarian insinuation," reiterating J&K as an integral part of India.
- •India raised concerns about Pakistan's human rights record, citing crackdowns on protests, arrests, and shortages, and highlighted issues in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and minority rights.
- •India accused Pakistan of supporting terrorist networks, referencing the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and violence against civilians by Pakistan-trained groups.
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At the 63rd session of the UNHRC in Geneva, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi criticized Pakistan for using the platform to push territorial claims over Jammu and Kashmir. Tyagi stated that Pakistan should focus on domestic development rather than exporting terror, noting that neither its territorial ambitions nor its theatrics would help repay the loans keeping its economy afloat.
India highlighted crackdowns on civilian protests, student arrests in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and severe shortages of food and essential medicines in Pakistan. Indian representatives also drew attention to human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the mistreatment of religious minorities including forced conversions and blasphemy laws, and the historic exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s.
India maintains that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of the country, consistently opposing Pakistan's attempts to raise the dispute at international platforms like the UNHRC and UNSC. Furthermore, India demands that Pakistan must vacate the portion of territory under its illegal occupation.
