UNITED NATIONS, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 : A Pakistani delegate strongly rebutted India\u2019s accusations regarding the treatment of minorities in Pakistan, calling the claims \u201ca textbook case of the perpetrator posturing as a victim,\u201d during a debate on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) at the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n
Responding to remarks made by an Indian representative, Rabia Ijaz, Second Secretary at Pakistan\u2019s Mission to the UN, accused India of turning into a \u201cmajoritarian autocracy\u201d under the ruling BJP-RSS alliance, where hate has been weaponized, mob violence normalized, and discrimination codified.<\/p>\n
\u201cA state that has weaponized hate, normalized mob violence, and codified discrimination against its own citizens \u2013 and against those it occupies \u2013 has no moral standing to speak on the Responsibility to Protect,\u201d she said, referring to India.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The remarks came after Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, sharply criticized the selective and politicized use of the R2P doctrine during the General Assembly debate. He noted the international community\u2019s failure to prevent mass atrocities in occupied Palestine and Kashmir, arguing that such inaction has rendered the doctrine \u201cmeaningless.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a right of reply to India’s statement accusing Pakistan of minority rights violations and involvement in the recent Pahalgam attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir, Ms. Ijaz denounced the allegations as baseless and hypocritical.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder the BJP-RSS regime, all minorities in India\u2014Muslims, Christians, and Dalits\u2014live under siege,\u201d she stated. \u201cLynching is met with silence, bulldozers are used as tools of collective punishment, mosques are razed, and citizenship is denied based on religion. This is not protection\u2014it is persecution, sanctified by law and celebrated by power.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Dismissing India\u2019s claim that Jammu and Kashmir is its \u201cintegral part,\u201d the Pakistani delegate called it \u201cpure political and legal fiction.\u201d She underscored that the UN recognizes Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory, and that UN Security Council resolutions affirm the right of the Kashmiri people to determine their future through a free and impartial plebiscite.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndia not only accepted these obligations \u2014 it is bound by Article 25 of the UN Charter to comply. Its refusal to do so is a continuing violation of international law,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n
Ms. Ijaz also accused India of launching a recent unprovoked attack on civilian areas inside Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of 35 innocent civilians.<\/p>\n
Referring to acts of terrorism on Pakistani soil, she cited the 2014 Army Public School massacre and a recent school bus attack in Khuzdar, asserting that both bore the \u201cfingerprints of Indian intelligence agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough its support to TTP and BLA, India continues to wage a covert war against Pakistan,\u201d she added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ms. Ijaz concluded her statement by warning against the misuse of the R2P doctrine by states with poor human rights records. \u201cR2P cannot become a slogan for serial violators to hide behind. It cannot be invoked by those who deny rights at home and export chaos abroad. If the international community is serious about protection, then it must first protect vulnerable populations from the very states that are the perpetrators \u2014 including India.\u201d<\/p>\n
The exchange reflects the continued diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, particularly over the longstanding Kashmir dispute and allegations of cross-border terrorism and human rights abuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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