UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA, Oct 3 – India sharply criticised Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), accusing Islamabad of attempting to mislead the forum with fabricated allegations while ignoring its own record of persecution of minorities.
Counsellor K S Mohammed Hussain, representing India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva, said during a General Debate at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council that it was “deeply ironic” for a country with one of the world’s worst human rights records to lecture others.
“Their attempts to misuse this august forum with fabricated allegations against India only expose their hypocrisy. Instead of making baseless propaganda, they should confront the rampant State-sponsored persecution and systemic discrimination of religious and ethnic minorities that plague their own society,” Hussain said on Tuesday, without directly naming Pakistan.
India has repeatedly rejected Pakistan’s attempts to raise the Kashmir issue at UN forums, stressing that Pakistan itself faces global criticism for its treatment of minorities, suppression of dissent, and lack of accountability for human rights abuses.
Observers noted that Hussain’s remarks reflect New Delhi’s consistent stance that Pakistan uses international platforms to deflect attention from its internal challenges, including terrorism and discrimination against Hindus, Christians, Ahmadis, and other minority groups.