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India strongly rebuked Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meeting in Geneva on Wednesday, rejecting its allegations of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian envoy called the allegations “baseless and malicious” and said that Pakistan is in no position to lecture anyone. The envoy emphasised that Pakistan’s statements were full of hypocrisy.
“India is exercising its right of reply in response to the baseless and malicious references made by Pakistan. It is regrettable to see Pakistan’s so-called leaders and delegates continuing to dutifully spread falsehoods handed down by its military-terrorist complex,” diplomat Kshitij Tyagi said.
“Its rhetoric reeks of hypocrisy, its actions of inhumanity, and its governance of incompetence. India remains focused on democracy, progress, and ensuring dignity for its people—values that Pakistan would do well to learn from,” Tyagi said.
J&K, Ladakh are integral parts of India: Envoy
Tyagi reaffirmed that Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India and will remain so. Countering Pakistan’s claims of unrest, he highlighted the progress and stability in these regions in recent years.
Tyagi said that Pakistan is a country where human rights abuses, persecution of minorities, and the systematic erosion of democratic values constitute state policies. He added that Pakistan brazenly harbours UN-sanctioned terrorists and is in no position to lecture anyone.
Pak minister alleges human rights abuses in Kashmir
Pakistan’s Minister for Law and Justice, Azam Nazeer Tarar, addressed the forum and claimed that human rights violations were taking place in Kashmir.
Tarar said that there was a “continued denial of the right to self-determination of people” in Kashmir, in “violation of UN charters, resolutions, and international law”.