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Last Update: March 04, 2023, 17:44 IST
India advised Pakistan to focus on working for the benefit of its population instead of engaging in baseless propaganda against India. (Representational Image: Shutterstock)
Seema Pujani, First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, criticized Pakistan for its “brutal policy” of disappearances, which has affected people living in Balochistan province and elsewhere.
India exercised its ‘right of reply’ at the high-level segment of the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council to respond to Pakistan’s “malicious propaganda” against India.
Seema Pujani, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations highlighted the persecution of religious minorities including Ahmadiyya community, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan. He criticized Pakistan for its “brutal policy” of disappearances, which has affected people living in Balochistan province and elsewhere.
Pujani emphasized on the plight of the Ahmadiyya community and said, “The Ahmadiyya community is being persecuted by the state just for practicing their faith. Even to get a Pakistani passport, the community has to condemn its founder.” falls.”
He also said that the treatment meted out to the Christian community in Pakistan was equally reprehensible. “It is often targeted through draconian blasphemy laws. State institutions officially reserve ‘sanitary’ jobs for Christians. Underage girls from the community are converted to Islam by a predatory state and an indifferent judiciary,” the Indian statement read.
The Indian diplomat’s scathing criticism reflects New Delhi’s strong position against Pakistan’s continued efforts to malign India at international fora.
India also condemned the neighboring country for supporting terrorism. It noted that Pakistan’s “security agencies have nurtured and sheltered Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar for decades” and that “Osama bin Laden lived next door to Pakistan’s premier military academy.” The Indian diplomat accused Pakistan of aiding and abetting international terrorists, pointing out that it hosts the most UNSC-designated terrorists and terrorist organisations.
Pujani highlighted that Pakistan’s policies are directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians across the world.
India advised Pakistan to focus on working for the benefit of its population instead of engaging in baseless propaganda against India.
Pujani also hit out at Turkey and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and called upon them to refrain from making unwanted comments on India’s internal affairs.
He reiterated that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have always been and will remain a part of India, while Pakistan is in illegal occupation of Indian territory. India called upon the OIC to urge its member Pakistan to shun state-sponsored terrorism and remove its occupation of Indian territory instead of indulging in malicious propaganda against India.
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