ISLAMABAD -A big diplomtic victory has been reported for Pakistan and Chinaagainst India in UN Security Council.
Pakistan’s permanent envoy to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi has saidthe Security Council’s meeting is testament that Kashmir issue is not aninternal matter of India but an international issue.
Briefing the media along with the Chinese envoy to the United Nations afterthe UNSC meeting convened on Friday to discuss New Delhi’s illegal move ofdepriving Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, she saidthere was an effort to cancel this meeting and we are grateful to allmember states for having it.
Dr Lodhi said that all the 15 permanent and non-permanent member statesattended the consultative session today, adding that the meeting wasbriefed on the latest developments and the dismal human rights situation inOccupied Kashmir.
“This is the first but not the last step we have taken on aspirations ofpeople of Jammu and Kashmir. We’ll continue our efforts to peacefullyresolve this issue,” she remarked.
Dr Lodhi said the voice of the people of Occupied Kashmir has been heardtoday in the highest diplomatic forum.
“They are not alone… their voices have been heard, and their plight, theirhardship, their pain, their suffering, occupation of their land and theconsequences of that occupation has been heard in the UN Security Counciltoday,” she added.
*‘Internationally recognised dispute’*
Speaking on the occasion, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations,Zhang Jun, said the Kashmir issue has become an internationally recogniseddispute, which should be resolved according to the UN charter.
He said India’s unilateral step has aggravated the situation in the region.
The Chinese ambassador said members of the Security Council generally feelIndia and Pakistan should both refrain from unilateral action over Kashmir.Zhang told reporters that the situation in Kashmir is “already very tenseand very dangerous”.
The meeting was called amid the heightened tensions between Pakistan andIndia following the abrogation of Occupied Kashmir’s special status in thefirst week of August.