Kashmir Digits

Saima Saleem Pakistan’s first visually impaired diplomat delivered a strong reply to Indian counterpart Sneha Dubey saying “Kashmir is not the so-called integral part of India nor is it India’s internal matter.”

Reading from braille, the first blind Civil Servant of Pakistan speech came as a response to Indian delegate Sneha Dubey’s statement accusing Pakistan of being an “arsonist disguising itself as a firefighter” by harbouring terrorists and called upon the neighbouring country to “immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation”.

Saleem said, “India remains in occupation of an internationally recognised disputed territory whose final disposition needs to be decided in accordance with the democratic principle of a free and impartial plebiscite under UN auspices, as provided for under numerous resolutions of the Security Council.”

She also asked the UN to hold India accountable for its crimes against humanity.

In a hard-hitting statement made in exercise of her right of reply, Saima Saleem said India’s use of the canard of terrorism, regurgitating stale arguments are typical of all occupiers.

Saleem expanded on her response by shedding light on four different types of terrorism India was responsible for. She spoke at length about ‘state terrorism’ to suppress Kashmiris in the occupied valley and highlighted the Doval doctrine and India’s covert operations against Pakistan.

She mentioned the capture of Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav and how India had financed mercenary terrorist organisations against Pakistan and concluded her response by bringing to attention India’s supremacist ideology of promoting Islamophobia.

(Featured image PHOTO: APP)