India dismissed Nawaz Sharif’s remarks on J&K

India has strongly rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s claim on Jammu and Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday.

Rejecting Pakistan’s desperate attempt to make the Kashmir dispute an international, India today said that the people of J&K have peacefully chosen their life in India.

Calling it “unwarranted references” by Pakistan PM, Abhishek Singh, First Secretary in the Indian mission to the UN said, “I would like to bring to the notice of this august House that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have peacefully chosen their destiny in accordance with the universally accepted democratic principles and practices and they continue to do so. We, therefore, reject in their entirety the untenable comments of the distinguished delegate of Pakistan.”

On Friday Sharif said, “We were disappointed at the cancellation of the Foreign Secretary-level talks. The world community, too, rightly saw it as another missed opportunity. Pakistan is convinced that we must remain engaged in the dialogue process for settling disputes and building economic and trade relations. Let us not ignore the dividends of peace”.

Referring a resolutions passed in UN sixty years ago, Sharif said, “The people of J&K are still waiting for the fulfillment of that promise. Many generations of Kashmiris have lived their lives under occupation, accompanied by violence and abuse of their fundamental rights. Kashmiri women, in particular, have undergone immense suffering and humiliation. “

“This is the responsibility of the international community. We cannot draw a veil on the issue of Kashmir, until it is addressed in accordance with the wishes of the people of J&K,” he added.

“Pakistan is ready to work for resolution of this problem through negotiations. Our support and advocacy of the right to self-determination of the people of J&K is our historic commitment and a duty, as a party to the Kashmir dispute,” he further said.

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