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India has hit back at Pakistan for raking up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations again, saying Islamabad should first stop human rights violations in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and ensure the right of self-determination for the victims before sermonising others on it.

Member of Parliament Rattan Lal Kataria rejected the unwarranted references to Jammu and Kashmir made by Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on ‘Right to self-determination’ on Monday.

Mr. Kataria said, it is very ironical that comments on Kashmir and self-determination come from a country which is persisting with its illegal occupation of part of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.