New York, March 14 -- Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, New York, Parvathaneni Harish on Thursday (local time) delivered India's statement at the meeting to commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.

In his speech, he highlighted the unjustified claim by Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir, saying that their frequent references will not validate their claim on the region.

"As is their habit, former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan today has made an unjustified reference to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Frequent references will neither validate their claim, nor justify their practice of cross-border terrorism," he said.

Harish further said that Pakistan's fanatical mindset was well-known, ...