ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is a “hub of terrorism” in South Asia and beyond andits attempts to spread a false narrative about Kashmir have always beenunsuccessful, India has said at the UN.

India’s remarks came after Pakistan again brought up the Kashmir issue inits Right of Reply.

The representative of Pakistan said that the High Commissioner for HumanRights has identified many violations in Kashmir and added that repeatinggroundless accusations do not make them fact.

A farce can only go so far, the Pakistani representative said, according tothe information about the session available online.

India exercised its right of reply following a General Assembly debateyesterday on the responsibility to protect after Pakistan said that Kashmirwas never a part of India.

First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Sandeep KumarBayyapu said in India’s Right of Reply that “repeated and cynical attemptsby Pakistan, a hub of terrorism in our region and beyond, to spread a falsenarrative about the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir have not succeededearlier and will not do so now”.

He asserted that India did not wish to engage on this further.

During a June 25 General Assembly debate on the Responsibility to Protect,Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi had made a reference to theissue of Jammu and Kashmir.