CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: During a United Nations Security Council debate on October 6, 2025, India delivered a strong rebuttal to Pakistan’s comments on Kashmir, labeling them as a “delusional tirade.” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, accused Pakistan of misusing international platforms to spread propaganda. He reminded the Council of Pakistan’s own human rights record, citing the atrocities committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Ambassador Harish stated, “This is a country that conducted Operation Searchlight in 1971 and sanctioned a systematic campaign of genocidal mass rape of 400,000 women citizens by its own army.” He described Pakistan as “a country that bombs its own people and conducts systematic genocide,” adding that Islamabad uses “misdirection and hyperbole” to distract the international community from its own actions.
Pakistan’s remarks came through Saima Saleem, a counsellor at its Permanent Mission to the UN, who alleged that Kashmiri women had endured sexual violence “deployed as a weapon of war” for decades. She called for the “plight” of Kashmiri women to be reflected in future UNSC reports. India dismissed these claims and reaffirmed New Delhi’s “unblemished” record on women, peace, and security.
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