India, Sept. 24 -- India has issued a sharp rebuttal against the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), categorically rejecting references to Jammu and Kashmir in a recent joint communique.

New Delhi firmly reiterated that the Islamic bloc holds no authority to comment on matters strictly internal to the sovereign nation, while reprimanding Pakistan for using the multilateral forum to promote politically driven narratives.

The strong reaction from New Delhi followed a meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York. During the meeting, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar urged OIC member states to maintain a unified stanc...