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'Serve at army's mercy': India tears into Pak's civilian govts during UN meeting

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SUBHADRA SRIVASTAVA
'Serve at army's mercy': India tears into Pak's civilian govts during UN meeting
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India's representative at the UN criticized Pakistan's civilian government, claiming it operates under the control of the military. The statement also rejected Pakistan's claims regarding Jammu and Kashmir, labeling the territory an integral part of India.

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This highlights the ongoing diplomatic tensions and hostile rhetoric between India and Pakistan on the international stage.

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India on Friday hit back at Pakistan at the UN General Assembly, rejecting Islamabad’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir and accusing its “so-called” civilian governments of serving “at the mercy” of the army.Exercising its Right of Reply during a Third Committee meeting, first secretary at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Bhavika Mangalanandan said Pakistan’s civilian governments “rarely complete their terms”, while accusing Islamabad of using cross-border terrorism to divert attention from domestic discontent.Accoridng to news agency PTI, India “categorically” rejected Pakistan’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh were, are and will always remain “integral and inalienable” parts of India.“We all know that the so-called civilian governments in Pakistan serve at the mercy of their army and rarely complete their terms,” Mangalanandan said.Referring to jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, she said a “former Prime Minister continues…

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