India’s hegemonic pretenses, aggressive actions again exposed in UNGA

NEW YORK (92 News) – India’s hegemonic pretenses and aggressive actions once again exposed in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session. Speaking in the UN General Assembly's First Committee dealing with disarmament and international security issues, Pakistan’s outgoing Permanent Representative to UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi has warned that India’s hegemonic pretenses and aggressive actions present threat to regional peace and security. Maleeha Lodhi also said India's conduct pose threat to Pakistan. She said India’s belligerent military posture was demonstrated in February this year in the wake of the Pulwama incident in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK), it resorted to aggression against Pakistan on a completely false pretense. The Pakistani ambassador said the recent unilateral action by India to further consolidate its illegal occupation of the internationally-recognized disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in flagrant violation of multiple Security Council resolutions, has further engendered the volatility in South Asia. on the other hand, Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred three Kashmiri youth as military siege, worst curfew and communications lockdown in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) has been entered 74th successive day, today. According to the KMS, Although the voice call service on post-paid mobile phones has partially been restored, yet the situation is far from normal. Mobile internet and broadband as well as about two million phones using prepaid SIM cards continue to remain suspended due to curfew. Shops in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley usually open only for a couple of hours in the morning and evening to restock supplies, keeping shutters down during the day. Public transport continues to remain mostly absent and only private vehicles and those with special permits can be seen on the roads. Offices remain almost empty and there are virtually no students in schools and colleges which reopened recently. Many believe that the continued shutdown is due to popular anger at India’s Aug 5 unilateral action, comparing it to a campaign of civil disobedience.