At UN, delegates of Pakistan, India spar over Kashmir dispute.

Representatives of India and Pakistan Tuesday clashed at the United Nations after Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram called for humanitarian assistance for the people of the Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), saying they are "oppressed" daily by 900,000 Indian troops.

Ambassador Akram made that statement in the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which is taking place in New York.

An Indian representative reacted to the Pakistani envoy's remarks, claiming that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India, and accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism.

Exercising her right of reply, Pakistan's representative Saima Saleem said Jammu and Kashmir is not and has never been part of India's territory, as multiple United Nations resolutions define it as a disputed territory.

Ms. Saleem said the future of this...

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