India on Monday slammed Pakistan at the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by exercising the Right of Reply (RoR) against remarks made by Pakistan on the situation in Kashmir and the status of minorities in India.
Indian diplomat Pawan Badhe represented India with a two-pronged response. “Pakistan has been continuously misusing this august forum for malicious propaganda against my country,” he began before calling Pakistan out for its behaviour with minorities within their own country.
“None of Pakistan’s vile accusations against India could stifle the voice of the minorities and the people under its subjugation. The fate of religious and ethnic minorities is well known when beheading is the only option in Pakistan in exchange for freedom of religion. Various international organisations have termed Pakistan as the killing field for minorities. The Ahmadis remain the most persecuted community in Pakistan under the aegis of the so-called Constitution of Pakistan. Hundreds of Christians are persecuted every year while maximum of them are subjected to violent deaths in Pakistan,” said Pawan Badhe.Read more…
