Geneva, June 19: India has firmly dismissed Pakistan’s baseless and malicious allegations regarding Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, India rejected comments made by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) concerning the region, reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir is an “integral and inseparable” part of the country.
During the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Anupama Singh, First Secretary of India’s local mission, stated, “In response to comments made by Pakistan and the OIC regarding India, we feel compelled to respond. We completely reject Pakistan’s unfounded and malicious accusations. We also categorically dismiss the OIC’s remarks concerning Jammu and Kashmir.”
She further emphasized that Pakistan’s propaganda aims to obscure its domestic failures and support for terrorism. The misuse of the OIC coordinator’s role only highlights this misleading campaign. “We have no desire to give weight to such propaganda,” she added.
Singh made it clear, “For the record, Jammu and Kashmir has been, is, and will always remain an essential and indivisible part of India. The only unresolved issue is Pakistan’s illegal occupation of Indian territories and the need to return them. Pakistan’s propaganda cannot hide the reality of oppression in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.”
She pointed out that the unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK) results from decades of oppression, military control, and deprivation of fundamental rights. “Such illegal and wrongful control can only be maintained through force,” Singh asserted.
She cited the tragic events in Rawalkot, where hundreds of civilians have been killed, as a consequence of a system maintained through coercion and pressure. “The Pakistani army’s occupation, planned changes in population structure, and deprivation of basic freedoms have led to a situation where people demanding bread, electricity, rights, and respect face bullets and brutality. This should not surprise anyone; an illegal occupation can only be sustained through force.”
Singh also accused Pakistan of adopting terrorism as a state policy while simultaneously portraying itself as a victim of terrorism. “This is a country where the current defense minister describes sheltering, training, and deploying terrorists as state policy, yet Pakistan claims to be a victim of terrorism. This is a contradiction that only Pakistan can maintain. It is a living example of a ‘Frankenstein state’ that is surprised when its own creation turns against it.”
Regarding the Indus Water Treaty, Singh remarked that it is wrong for Pakistan to exploit cooperation and goodwill while using terrorism as a state policy, asserting that the treaty has become outdated.
She emphasized, “Our stance on the Indus Water Treaty is well known. It is incomprehensible that a country that exports terrorism as a policy continues to demand special rights based on goodwill and friendship. It is also clear that the treaty has become outdated. No technical management can remain static over time while the world around it changes. A treaty established in 1960 cannot be considered eternal, especially when it diverges from accountability and the realities of today, untouched by significant changes over the past six decades.”
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