{"id":2199,"date":"2026-09-25T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/09\/25\/india-accuses-pakistan-occupying-kashmir-unhrc\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T08:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:30:44","slug":"india-accuses-pakistan-occupying-kashmir-unhrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/09\/25\/india-accuses-pakistan-occupying-kashmir-unhrc\/","title":{"rendered":"India accuses Pakistan of occupying part of Kashmir at UN Human Rights Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian diplomat Kshitij\u202fTyagi used the platform of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday to launch a pointed rebuttal to Pakistan\u2019s recent remarks on Kashmir and minority rights. Tyagi asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is an \u201cintegral and inalienable part of India\u201d and that the only portion of the region under foreign occupation is the area held by Pakistan. He called on the Pakistani delegation to vacate that territory without delay.<\/p>\n<h2>India\u2019s core arguments<\/h2>\n<p>Tyagi framed his remarks as a reminder that every agenda item at the Council should acknowledge India\u2019s sovereignty over the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir. He said, \u201cSince Pakistan appears to need the reminder under every agenda item: Jammu and Kashmir was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India. The only part of Jammu and Kashmir under foreign occupation is the part Pakistan holds, which we again call upon it to vacate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The diplomat also challenged Pakistan\u2019s use of a place of worship as \u201cevidence of crime,\u201d describing it as indicative of how Pakistan views the faith of others. He emphasized that India hosts one of the world\u2019s largest Muslim populations and that Indian minorities actively participate in the country\u2019s democratic processes, sit on the nation\u2019s highest court and lead institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Turning to Pakistan\u2019s own demographic trends, Tyagi claimed that the country\u2019s Hindu, Sikh and Christian populations have \u201cshrank drastically since independence.\u201d He alleged that the daughters of these minorities are subject to abduction, forced conversion and forced marriage, while blasphemy laws cast a shadow over every minority household. He extended the criticism to Pakistan\u2019s Muslim minorities\u2014Shias, Ahmadiyyas, Ismailis and Hazaras\u2014stating they face systemic persecution and that their places of worship are regularly attacked and desecrated.<\/p>\n<h2>Linking Kashmir violence to Pakistan\u2011backed terrorism<\/h2>\n<p>Tyagi further accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism that has driven Kashmiri Pandits from their homes in 1990. He said Pakistan\u2011backed terrorists have since killed Kashmiris of every faith, including many Muslims. \u201cThe State that sponsored them is now asking this Council for an inquiry. The irony will not be lost on this Council,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>He reminded the assembly that, according to reports presented the previous Friday, \u201cscores of civilians have been killed since June in the territory Pakistan occupies, students have been arrested in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and food and medicine have been held back.\u201d When these accounts were delivered, Pakistan\u2019s response was limited to a procedural \u201cpoint of order.\u201d Tyagi concluded that if any delegation meets the Council\u2019s objective criteria for scrutiny, it is Pakistan.<\/p>\n<h2>Economic critique and call for development<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond human\u2011rights accusations, Tyagi highlighted Pakistan\u2019s economic challenges. He suggested that Pakistan would better serve its population by focusing on development rather than \u201ccoveting territory of others or exporting terror.\u201d He added that theatrics in the Council would not help Pakistan repay the loans that sustain its economy.<\/p>\n<h2>Parallel concerns raised about Pakistan\u2019s own human\u2011rights record<\/h2>\n<p>While India\u2019s representative focused on Kashmir, other delegates raised separate concerns about Pakistan\u2019s internal human\u2011rights situation. During the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Diana Stephanie Dehimat made an urgent appeal on behalf of Dr\u202fSabiha\u202fBaloch, a member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC). Dehimat warned that Dr\u202fBaloch could face arrest, enforced disappearance or even death for speaking out about the plight of the Baloch people. She noted that five of Dr\u202fBaloch\u2019s colleagues were already imprisoned for peacefully raising human\u2011rights concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Dehimat also referenced the cases of BYC leaders Dr\u202fMahrang\u202fBaloch and Sibghatullah\u202fShah, who are serving life sentences. She highlighted that the proceedings against them have raised serious doubts about due\u2011process standards in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The broader discussion at the Council underscored a pattern of alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan and attacks on religious minorities within Pakistan, adding layers to the diplomatic exchange between New Delhi and Islamabad.<\/p>\n<h2>Context and implications<\/h2>\n<p>The exchange reflects long\u2011standing tensions over the status of Jammu and Kashmir, a region disputed since the partition of British India in 1947. India\u2019s position, reiterated by Tyagi, is that the entire state is an inseparable part of the nation, while Pakistan continues to administer the northern and western portions, referring to them as \u201cAzad\u202fJammu\u202fand\u202fKashmir.\u201d The diplomatic spat at the UN Human Rights Council illustrates how both countries use international forums to advance their narratives on sovereignty, minority rights and security.<\/p>\n<p>Tyagi\u2019s remarks also aimed to draw attention to what India perceives as Pakistan\u2019s double standard: criticizing India\u2019s handling of minorities while allegedly suppressing dissent and minority rights within its own borders. By linking the Kashmir issue to broader accusations of terror sponsorship and economic mismanagement, the Indian diplomat sought to portray Pakistan as both a regional aggressor and a domestic rights violator.<\/p>\n<p>For the United Nations body, the challenge remains to balance these competing narratives while investigating alleged violations on the ground. The Council\u2019s next steps may include further inquiries, fact\u2011finding missions or calls for both parties to engage in dialogue, though no concrete resolution was announced during the session.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate continues, the statements from New Delhi and Islamabad will likely shape diplomatic engagements, media coverage and policy discussions in the weeks ahead, underscoring the enduring complexity of the Kashmir dispute and the broader human\u2011rights concerns in South Asia.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian diplomat Kshitij\u202fTyagi told the UN Human Rights Council that Jammu and Kashmir remains integral to India and urged Pakistan to vacate the territory it holds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[216,2367,2368,257,2366],"class_list":["post-2199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-india","tag-kashmir","tag-minorities","tag-pakistan","tag-un-human-rights-council","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}