In a separate statement, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmmod Qureshi said the international community should take cognizance of the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir.
Pakistan's foreign minister further described Pakistan as a victim of terrorism and said his country is willing to sit with India to discuss all issues, including terrorism.
“We regret that reference has been made to the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Our views on the matter have been made abundantly clear in the Council,” India's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva told HRC.
Ghulam Nabi Azad had said security forces were killing common people in Jammu and Kashmir in the name of eliminating terrorists.
Interestingly, Afridi’s remarks on Kashmir came just days after he met Asif Ghafoor, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), of Pakistan Army.
In his tweet yesterday, Afridi said that the situation in ‘Indian occupied Kashmir’ was appalling and worrisome, and urged the United Nations to stop the bloodshed.
Pakistan has brought up the Kashmir issue in the Security Council, accusing it of "selective implementation" of its resolutions.
After his release today, Saeed said he would gather people across Pakistan for the "cause of Kashmir" and try to help Kashmiris get their "destination of freedom".
He also said there was a decline in the incidents of extremism and that the credit for this should go to the followers of Islam in the country.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that war is not an option with India and that only talks can resolve all outstanding issues including Kashmir.
India slammed Pakistan at the UN for repeatedly raising the Kashmir issue on platforms where it has not been part of the agenda.
Mohan Bhagwat said that the problems of the people, who were displaced from the Kashmir Valley in 1990s, are yet to be addressed
Identifying Kashmir as the core issue with its eastern neighbour, Abbasi exuded confidence that the resolution will help address the contentious issue
A top Indian diplomat has said Islamabad's decision to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN, which has not been discussed at the world body for decades, is like 'Miyan ki daud masjid tak'
Hurriyat (G) leader Syed Ali Geelani has sought "insaniyat", Kashmiriyat" and "jamhooriyat" to resolve the Kashmir dispute
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