'Pakistan should practice good neighbourliness': India at UNHRC
On Tuesday (June 16), India criticised Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), underlining that most of the human rights violators and terrorists breed under its nose and also urged the neighbour to practise tolerance.
On Tuesday (June 16), India criticised Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), underlining that most of the human rights violators and terrorists breed under its nose and also urged the neighbour to practise tolerance.
Vimarsh Aryan, First Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs was quoted as saying that Pakistan should practise tolerance towards their minorities and maintain good neighbourliness towards India, so that the South-Asian region sees peace.
The India representative said that it is unfortunate and is not unexpected from the deep state of Pakistan, which is continuing an incessant abuse of its membership in the Council, for propagating an immoral, illegal, and inhuman territorial ambition.
It’s unfortunate, however, not unexpected from the deep state of Pakistan which is continuing incessant abuse of its membership of this august Council for propagating an illegal, immoral & inhuman territorial ambition: V Aryan, First Secretary MEA at 43rd session of UNHRC #Geneva pic.twitter.com/fORJqHwj9e
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
He added that Pakistan conveniently ignores that Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA) states that the principle of self-determination must not be utilized as a garb to promote activities. Activities in violation of the UN Charter and those which are detrimental to territorial integrity and political unity of member states, should not be promoted.
I would ask Pakistani delegation to properly understand Part I, para 17 of Vienna Declaration&Programme of Action on terrorism, before pretending to be a promoter of human rights, while most grisly of the human rights violators, terrorists breed under its nose: Vimarsh Aryan, MEA https://t.co/jbSxTFlPPP pic.twitter.com/X2ee6bVOwG
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
Aryan added that Pakistan is an epicentre of global terrorism and irrresponsibly harps on self-determination of the already democratic Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The attacks on a Hindu funeral procession as well as on a Christian church in Sindh and Punjab provinces, portray the plight of various minorities in Pakistan. Citing the incidents, Aryan said that the world is witnessing unabated torture, maiming and systematic persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan.
