In a strong message to Pakistan exposing its “hypocrisy”, India has demanded that it end the “grave” human rights abuses as its forces suppress the people’s open revolt in areas of Kashmir it illegally occupies.

“In the last few weeks alone, the occupying Pakistani forces and their proxies have killed many innocent civilians who are agitating for their basic rights and freedoms” in parts of Kashmir in occupies”, Bhavika Managalanandan, a First Secretary at India’s UN Mission, said on Friday.

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“We call upon Pakistan to stop the grave and ongoing human rights violations in the areas illegally occupied by it, where the population is an open revolt against Pakistan’s military occupation, repression, brutality and illegal exploitation of resources”, she said at the General Assembly dismissing Islamabad’s........

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