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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.... (23 May 2025)

Mr. President,

1. My delegation has been compelled to take the floor to respond to the remarks by the Indian delegation.

2. 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,

3. Pakistan together with the international community condemned the Pahalgam incident. If India had nothing to hide, it should have agreed to credible, impartial and independent investigations into the incident. On the contrary, India continues to subject people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir to state-sponsored terrorism to suppress their legitimate freedom struggle.

4. Between 6-10 May, India committed blatant aggression against Pakistan, launching unprovoked attacks on innocent civilians, killing 40 civilians including 7 women and 15 children and injuring 121 civilians, including 10 women and 27 children. India certainly has no credibility to lecture others on the protection of civilians.

Mr. President,

5. Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts and sacrifices are well known and acknowledged globally and we remain steadfast in our commitment to combat this scourge in cooperation with our partners around the world. India continues to actively fund and support terror proxies that include the TTP, BLA and the Majeed Brigade to kill innocent civilians in Pakistan. Just two days ago, a savage attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan took the lives of innocent school going children and left dozens injured.

6. If India is genuinely committed to peace and security and good neighbourliness, it should end its state-sponsored terrorism, cease its oppression of Kashmiris, comply with its obligations under international law, UN Charter and bilateral treaties, and engage in meaningful dialogue for the peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the wishes of the Kashmiri people. I thank you.

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