Pakistan has called on the United Nations to intensify its efforts and resolve the Kashmir dispute immediately to stop Indian atrocities in the disputed region and to address the threat to regional and global peace and security.
Commenting on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ report on the organization’s work at the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Munir Akram said on Friday: “Peace and security must remain at the core of the work of the United Nations.”
The Pakistan envoy said, “We urge the Security Council (SC) and the Secretary-General to exercise their authority to promote an early and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and to end the Indian rule of terror against the Kashmiri people.” Huh.” Huh.” His speech.
The United Nations and the Secretary-General, he said, are doing “much” to address “peace and security threats” by fully exercising the authority provided by the United Nations Charter, such as in Article 99, and by taking action . Meeting. can do. The Security Council is unable to do that.”
The “primary threat” to South Asia, Pakistan’s envoy said, was the Kashmir dispute and the conversion of India’s Muslim-majority state into a Hindu-majority region and Kashmiris’ promise to create their own right in serious violation of UNSC resolutions . Decisions through referendums under the supervision of the United Nations.
On August 5, 2019, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Cancelled The special status of Kashmir was annexed by abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. The move empowered the people of the rest of India to acquire property in Occupied Kashmir and to settle there permanently.
Critics of Kashmiri, international organizations and India’s Hindu nationalist-led government see the move as an attempt to undermine the demography of Muslim-majority Kashmir with Hindu settlers.
For the last three years, Pakistan has been raising its voice against this move and Indian atrocities in the Valley.
Describing India’s “widespread illegal actions”, which Ambassador Akram also condemned this time, he urged the UNSC and the UN chief to promote an early, peaceful end to the dispute.
He cited the rise of racial and religious hatred and violence, with Islamophobia in its most severe manifestations, as being particularly characterized by lynchings and call for genocide of Muslims in India.
“The worst manifestation of Islamophobia is the officially motivated campaign of Hindutva followers against Muslims in India,” he said.
So far, Pakistan’s envoy said, there was no accountability for India’s crimes.
Condemning the increasing “harassment, illegal arrests and registration of bogus criminal cases” against journalists and civil society activists, he said, “draconian Indian laws provide complete exemption to the 900,000 soldiers who are fighting in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.” I was killed.” Was stationed in Kashmir.” Khurram Parvez, in Occupied Kashmir.
recent attack and Sanctions On the Kashmir Press Club, he said, it is yet another expression of brute force and coercion to silence those who raise their voice against “criminal and genocidal acts” in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
Ambassador Akram also drew attention to the recent Warning By Dr. Gregory Stanton, Head of Genocide Watch – a global organization dedicated to the prevention of genocide against Muslims in India.
“We call on the Secretary-General and the United Nations to take decisive steps to combat Islamophobia and prevent the threat of genocide against India’s Muslims,” Ambassador Akram said.
At the beginning of his address, Pakistan’s envoy welcomed the UN humanitarian and other aid mobilization for Afghanistan, Flash Appeal Another $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan in September last year submit Made on time and necessary earlier this month.
“Similarly, the role of the United Nations in peacekeeping is a major success and Pakistan will continue to be a firm participant in ensuring the effectiveness of such operations, in particular the United Nations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan, which are engaged in disputed Jammu and Kashmir.” is related. and Kashmir.” Deployed in the Kashmir region,” the envoy said.
They welcomed the Secretary-General’s call to address inequality and promote universal immunization against COVID-19 on an emergency basis, and to restructure the global financial structure and provide financial resources to help developing countries recover from the pandemic. also supported the call of the UN chief