India's actions in IoJ and K negate fundamental principles of UN Charter: FO Spokesperson.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan says India's election as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) raises questions, as Indian actions in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoJ and K) and beyond are fundamental negation of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

In the televised opening statement of the weekly news briefing on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said we congratulate Ireland, Norway and Mexico on their election to the UN Security Council. However, the election of India raises fundamental questions.

She said India is a consistent violator of the UN Security Council resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Rather than felicitated, a country with such credentials must be held accountable. India must be asked to abide by the resolutions of the Security Council.

The Spokesperson said Pakistan will be working with rest of the members of the Security Council in advancing the objectives of international peace and security in South Asia and beyond.

Aisha Farooqui said India stands in flagrant violation of several resolutions of the Security Council that prescribed an UN-supervised plebiscite to enable the people of Jammu and Kashmir to exercise their fundamental right to self-determination.

She said India has incarcerated 8 million Kashmiris, including top Kashmiri leadership, with 900,000 occupation troops.

She said the people of occupied Kashmir have been suffering under inhuman lockdown and military siege for over 10 months, following India's illegal and unilateral actions of 5...

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