India Ready For Big Showdown With Pakistan At UNHRC On Kashmir indiatoday.in

Pakistan considers the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) as its last chance before the UN General Assembly to catch the world’s attention over Jammu and Kashmir. Its campaign to corner India over the Narendra Modi government’s move to scrap special status of Jammu and Kashmir last month has not met with much success. In yet another effort, Pakistan has sent its Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to present its argument in the UN body that is holding its annual session during September 9-13 at Geneva, Switzerland.

In contrast, India is sending a secretary-level bureaucrat to counter Pakistan with its own set of dossiers explaining the situation that led to scrapping of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan’s continuous support to terrorism and separatism in Kashmir Valley, prohibitory orders in only a few police stations across the state and the number of casualties since clampdown is limited to five.