NEW YORK: India’s refusal to implement UN Security Council’s resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir, which grant the Kashmiri people their right to self-determination, poses a threat to regional and international peace and security, a senior Pakistani diplomat told a UN committee.
“The situation in Jammu and Kashmir remains precarious; even a minor incident could trigger a wider conflict,” Ambassador Bilal Ahmad warned in a speech to the UN General Assembly’s First Committee, which deals with disarmament and international security matters, on Wednesday.
“This could assume dangerous dimensions and lead to a regional and global catastrophe,” said Ambassador Ahmad, who is Pakistan’s permanent representative to UN offices in Geneva, and is in New York for the First Committee assignment.
At the same time, he said, India is engaged in a massive arms build-up with 70 percent of its military capabilities deployed against Pakistan.
Highlighting India’s rejection of dialogue, the Pakistani envoy, who was speaking in a general debate, said New Delhi threatens aggression against Pakistan.
In this regard, he cited the statements made by Indian foreign and defence ministers as well as the Army Chief threatening to cross the Line of Control (LoC) and “take-over” Azad Kashmir. –Agencies
