Stop state-sponsored cross-border terrorism, India tells Pakistan at UNHRC

India on Tuesday hit out at Pakistan, a rustic in dire financial scenario however offered pensions to dreaded and listed terrorists out of state funds, and requested Islamabad to cease state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
Using its Right of Reply on the ongoing forty sixth Session of the Human Rights Council in response to an announcement by Pakistan’s consultant, India mentioned Pakistan must also finish institutionalised violation of human rights of its minority and different communities within the nation.
India additionally slammed Pakistan for intentionally misusing the Council for its malicious propaganda towards the nation.
“Pakistan, a country in dire economic situation, will be well advised to stop wasting time of the Council and its mechanisms, stop state-sponsored cross-border terrorism and end institutionalised violation of human rights of its minority and other communities,” mentioned Pawankumar Badhe, First Secretary of India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva.
“The members of this Council are well aware that Pakistan has provided pensions to dreaded and listed terrorists out of State funds and has the dubious distinction of hosting the largest number of terrorists proscribed by the United Nations,” Badhe mentioned.

The Indian diplomat recalled that Pakistani leaders have admitted the truth that “it has become a factory for producing terrorists.”
“Pakistan has ignored that terrorism is the worst form of human rights abuse and the supporters of terrorism are the worst abusers of human rights,” the Indian diplomat mentioned.
Badhe mentioned the Council ought to ask Pakistan why the scale of its minority communities reminiscent of Christians, Hindus and Sikhs has drastically shrunk since independence and why they and different communities reminiscent of Ahmadiyyas, Shias, Pashtuns, Sindhis and Baloch, have been subjected to draconian blasphemy legal guidelines, systemic persecution, blatant abuses and compelled conversions.
He mentioned that holy and historical websites of non secular minorities in Pakistan have been attacked and vandalised day by day.
“Enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detentions of those who try to speak against the establishment are rampant in Pakistan and have been carried out by the State’s security agencies with impunity,” the diplomat mentioned.
India additionally rejected the Organisation of Islamic Conference’s assertion on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the bloc has no locus standi to touch upon such issues.
“We reject the reference to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the statement of the OIC. It has no locus standi to comment on matters related to Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral and inalienable part of India,” the Indian diplomat mentioned.

The Jeddah-headquartered 57-nation bloc, which is the second-largest intergovernmental physique after the UN, has normally been supportive of Pakistan and infrequently sided with Islamabad on the Kashmir situation.
“It is regrettable that OIC continues to allow itself to be exploited by Pakistan to indulge in anti-India propaganda,” Badhe added.