Right of Reply by Counsellor, Ms. Saima Saleem in Response to the Statement by India During the Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
New York 23 May 2025(Ghufran): Mr. President, My delegation has been compelled to take the floor to respond to the remarks by the Indian delegation.India has yet again relied on disinformation, deflection and denial. Let me remind the Indian representative, this is an Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. No amount of obfuscation can hide the facts: India brazenly kills and maims civilians in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir; carried out blatant aggression against Pakistan targeting civilians; and sponsors terrorism and assassinations in my country and across the globe. India has even stooped to a new low of impeding the flow of rivers that serve as a lifeline for the 240 million people of Pakistan. Water is life and not a weapon of war.Mr. President, Pakistan to...