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Watch: Indian diplomat reminds Pakistan of its poor human rights record at UNHRC

The diplomat spoke about the suffering of minorities under Pakistan's blasphemy laws.

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Indian diplomat Nabanita Chakrabarti slammed Pakistan for its intentions of making fallacious references about the situation of minorities in India on Wednesday at the 34th session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Charkrabarti said that not only has Islamabad become a terrorism factory but it has also alienated its own people through continued mistreatment of religious minorities.

Coming down heavily on the country, she said minorities in India have been Prime Ministers, Presidents, Vice-Presidents, senior Cabinet Ministers, senior civil servants, cricket team captains, Bollywood superstars and questioned if minorities in Pakistan had claim to even a shadow of these accomplishments.

"Apart from becoming world's terrorism factory, Pakistan has also alienated its own people through continued mistreatment of Hindus, Christians, Shias, Ahmadiyas and other minorities," India responded to Pakistan at the UNHRC.

Reiterating that terrorism is the grossest violation of human rights and should be acknowledged, Chakrabarti said that part of the territories of Jammu and Kashmir remain under the forcible and illegal occupation of Pakistan."It is unfortunate that in recent times the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir have become victims of sectarian conflict, terrorism and extreme economic hardship because of Pakistan's occupation and discriminatory policies," she said. "Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is administered by a 'deep state' and has become a hub for the global export of terror," she added.

In her statement said that Pakistan's continuous support for terror groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir is the main challenge to protecting the human rights of citizens in the state. "Pakistan's selective approach in tackling terror groups operating outside Pakistan and within, despite the numerous solemn promises made underscores the continuing unwillingness to acknowledge the truth" the diplomat's statement read.

Urging Pakistan to stop inciting and supporting violence and terrorism in any part of India, she said Islamabad must rein in its compulsive hostility towards the country."We also demand that Pakistan must fulfil its obligation to vacate illegal occupation of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir," she said. 

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