NEW YORK, Feb 07 (APP):Pakistan’s forceful and determined campaign to highlight the grave situation in the curfew-bound Indian occupied Kashmir has led to the revival of the decades-old dispute at the United Nations, Ambassador Munir Akram told a large gathering in New York on Thursday. “For the first time in 50 years, the Jammu Kashmir issue is now fully alive at the UN,” he said in a spirited speech at the meeting arranged by Pakistan’s Consulate General to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day. “The entire world has seen how the nation has come together to raise voice for our Kashmir brethren after the illegal actions taken by India on August 5,” Ambassador Akram, who is Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, said, referring to the fateful day when India annexed the disputed state, placed it under lockdown and carried out thousands of arrests of Kashmiris under a communications blockade. As a result of the efforts of Pakistan Mission’s efforts, the Pakistani envoy said, the UN Security Council has discussed the Kashmir dispute three times in less than six months. In its last meeting on Jan. 15, he said all 15 members voiced extreme concern over the human rights violations in occupied … Continue reading Kashmir issue now fully alive at UN: Munir Akram