United Nations | India hits back at Pakistan PM Sharif’s criticism on Kashmir
The HinduIndia hit back at accusations made by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his United Nations General Assembly address on September 23, saying it was “regrettable” that he made false accusations against India. “He has done so to obfuscate misdeeds in his own country and to justify actions against India that the world considers unacceptable,” Indian diplomat, First Secretary Mijito Vinito, said during the ‘Right of Reply’ session following the conclusion of Friday’s UNGA addresses. Mr. Sharif had said that while Pakistan looks for peace with India, “sustainable peace and stability” in the region was contingent upon the resolution of the Kashmir issue. nor would it shelter planners of the horrific Mumbai terrorist attack, disclosing the existence only under pressure from the international community,” Mr. Vinito said in his reply, adding, “Such a country would not make unjustified and untenable territorial claims against neighbours.” “In a classic settler colonial project, India is seeking to turn the Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir into a Hindu territory through illegal demographic changes,” Mr. Sharif had said, accusing India of seizing land from Kashmiris, gerrymandering and registering false voters.