An Indian envoy and at the United Nations has given a befitting reply to Pakistan after Nawaz Sharif’s statement. India has clearly state that Pakistan cannot preach on human rights violation as it supports and funds terrorism on its own soil.
Exercising India’s Right of Reply to Sharif’s “long tirade” about the situation in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, first secretary in the permanent mission of India to the UN Eenam Gambhir said “the worst violation of human rights is terrorism.”
She said, “When practiced as an instrument of state policy it is a war crime. What my country and our other neighbors are facing today is Pakistan’s long-standing policy of sponsoring terrorism, the consequences of which have spread well beyond our region. The effects of its toxic curriculum are felt across the globe. It is ironical therefore, that we have seen today the preaching of human rights and extensive support for self determination by a country which has established itself as the global epicenter of terrorism.”
She continued, “Mr. president, shortly before Pakistan gave its hypocritical serments in this August house today, its envoy in Delhi was summoned in the context of most recent of the terror attacks in Uri that claimed 18 Indian lives. That terror attack is a part of a trail of continuous terrorists trained and armed by our neighbour and tasked to carry out terrorist attacks in my country. What we see in Pakistan, Mr President, is a terrorist state which channelizes billions of dollars, much of it diverted from international aid, to training, financing and supporting terrorist groups as militant proxies against it neighbours.”
“With the approval of authorities, many terrorist organizations raise funds openly in flagrant violation of Pakistan’s international obligations,” she said.
She added, “While Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation record is marked by ‘deception and deceit’ it talks about restraint, renunciation and peace.”
“Similar false promises it has made to us – the international community – on terrorism. Perhaps renunciation of lies and self-restraint on threats could be a good place for Pakistan to start. Even today we have heard support by the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a self-acknowledged commander of a known terrorist organisation,” Gambhir said.
Gambhir said, “Pakistan is a country with democracy deficit and in fact it practices terrorism on its own people.”
“It extends support to extremist groups, it suppresses minorities and women and denies basic human rights including through draconian laws,” she added
Ending her speech at the UN, she said, “As a democracy, India firmly resolves to protect all our citizens from all acts of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. We cannot and will not allow terrorism to prevail.”
