NEW DELHI:
Pakistan has failed in its first attempt to push Jammu and Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council. In initial victory for India, the council foiled Pakistan’s attempt to put the Kashmir issue on its meeting agenda through Any Other Business, or AOB, route, ET has reliably learnt. In fact, UNSC president Joanna Wronecka has refused to comment on India’s decision to abrogate
Article 370.
Sources, however, indicate that next few days will be critical as any violence in Kashmir will give lead to raising of human rights at UNSC. “The dispensation needs to guard against any violence which will provide ammunition to some quarters,” a source said.
Sources indicated that India has not lowered its guard and continues to engage each and every member of the UNSC on Kashmir.
India on Friday said time has come for Pakistan to accept the new reality and stop interfering in its internal affairs.
Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: “Pakistan is nervous following India’s decisions on Kashmir and asserted that Islamabad thinks it will not be able to mislead people if there is development in the region.”
“It is time for Pakistan to accept reality and stop interfering in internal affairs of India,” Kumar said.
On Pakistan expelling the Indian High Commissioner, Kumar said the timing of his return is yet to be decided as India has requested for a review of the decision.
On whether current state of relations between the two countries will impact Pakistan’s decision on consular access to Indian death row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, he said
New Delhi is in touch with Islamabad on the issue.
“We are in talks with Pakistan. Our channel of communication is open,” Kumar said.