New Delhi, June 26 -- India's Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, slammed Pakistan during the annual UN Security Council open debate on Children and Armed Conflict, noting the "politically motivated remarks" made by its delegate.

"...I am constrained to respond to the politically motivated remarks made by the delegate of Pakistan, one of the grave violators of the CAAC agenda. Pakistan is casting unwarranted aspersions over UN processes and also smearing India at various discussions to pursue their nefarious agenda. We reject this attempt by Pakistan to deflect attention from the atrocities committed against children in their country, as highlighted in the Secretary General's report, as well as...