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Kashmiri woman criticises Pakistan over conditions in PoK at UN

Source: NDTV · 23 Sep 2026, 11:50 UTC

A Kashmiri woman, Akhtar, criticised Pakistan while speaking at the United Nations and later told NDTV that calling Pakistan-occupied Kashmir “Azad Kashmir” was the country’s biggest falsehood. The supplied material does not provide her full identity, the event’s date or details of the claims made in her address.

A Kashmiri woman identified as Akhtar criticised Pakistan while speaking at the United Nations, according to NDTV. In comments to the broadcaster, she said Pakistan’s biggest falsehood was its reference to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as “Azad Kashmir”. The expression means “free Kashmir”.

The supplied material does not provide Akhtar’s full name, the date or setting of her remarks, or the specific points she raised in her address. It also does not detail the conditions she described or provide a response from Pakistan. The headline and report summary characterise her criticism by saying that Pakistan had turned Pakistan-occupied Kashmir into a “graveyard”.

The available information does not provide further evidence or explanation for that description. Her remarks represent a critical account of Pakistan’s role and terminology regarding the disputed territory. No response from representatives of Pakistan, or from other participants at the United Nations, was included in the supplied material.

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