Occupied Kashmir will never be 'integral part of India': Islamabad slams New Delhi for 'misleading' UNSC

Pakistan and India exchanged sharp words at the United Nations Security Council, reigniting their long-standing dispute over occupied Kashmir. Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, called for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute during the presentation of the UNSC's Annual Report.

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occupied Kashmir will never be 'integral part of India'

India's UN envoy, Harish Parvathaneni, accused Pakistan of misusing UN platforms for its political interests and declared that occupied Jammu and Kashmir "was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India." This assertion was immediately countered by Gul Qaiser Sarwani, Political Coordinator at the Pakistan Mission.

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misusing the UN platforms for its so-called “divisive political interests”

Utilizing the right of reply, Sarwani stated that Jammu and Kashmir "remains an internationally recognised dispute on the agenda of the Security Council." He criticized India's representative for denying facts and misleading the assembly, urging him to read the UNSC's Annual Report. Sarwani highlighted that nearly eight decades after UNSC resolutions called for a plebiscite, Kashmiris are still denied self-determination. He also pointed to ongoing human rights violations and demographic changes in the region, citing a Joint Communication from UN Special Procedures on October 16, 2025.

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the occupied region of Jammu and Kashmir “was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India”

Sarwani further accused India of disregarding its UN Charter obligations by refusing to implement Security Council resolutions. He also detailed India's alleged "troubling record," including sponsoring terrorism, perpetrating state terrorism in IIOJK, conducting assassination campaigns abroad, and disregarding international law. Ambassador Ahmad later remarked that the UNSC's Annual Report underscored the continued relevance of disputes like Kashmir and Palestine.

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Jammu and Kashmir “remains an internationally recognised dispute on the agenda of the Security Council”