Overview

• Permanent Representative Parvathaneni Harish called Pakistan’s remarks a “delusional tirade” and reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir is Indian territory.
• Harish said Pakistan “bombs its own people” and “conducts systematic genocide,” citing Operation Searchlight in 1971 and alleging genocidal mass rape of 400,000 women.
• Pakistan’s Counsellor Saima Saleem alleged that Kashmiri women have endured sexual violence for decades and referenced UN human rights mechanisms and NGOs as documentation.
• The exchange unfolded during a UN Security Council Open Debate marking 25 years of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
• The clash extended a pattern of India–Pakistan confrontations at UN fora following India’s recent rebuttals at the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council.