Pakistan, Aug. 17 -- The very rare meeting of the United Nations Security Council held to discuss the issue of Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) is not only a huge diplomatic success for Pakistan but also an undeniable fact to prove the international status of the issue, completely nullifying the Indian propaganda that Jammu and Kashmir is their 'internal matter'.

This is the first time in over 50 years that the UN Security Council has exclusively met to discuss the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. The last exclusive discussion on the 70-year-old dispute was held back in 1965.

The meeting was called by China on Pakistan's request to discuss the prevailing situation in IHK after India revoked special status of the occupied valley. The meeting, which ...