
Pakistan maneuvers against India at U.N. venues over contested regions
The moves are a furious reaction to India revoking the protected status Jammu and Kashmir held for six decades.
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The moves are a furious reaction to India revoking the protected status Jammu and Kashmir held for six decades.
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