India slams Pak for ‘fabricating’ Islamophobia narratives; flags Ahmadiyya repression, Afg bombings

India connected Monday powerfully called retired Pakistan astatine the United Nations for what it described arsenic the habitual “fabrication” of Islamophobia narratives against neighbouring countries, portion questioning Islamabad’s ain grounds connected the attraction of minorities and its actions against Afghanistan during Ramzan.At the UN General Assembly’s commemoration of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, delivered a crisp rebuttal aimed astatine Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), portion besides urging the UN to debar frameworks that absorption connected lone 1 religion alternatively than tackling each forms of spiritual discrimination.

‘India’s occidental neighbour’ fabricates Islamophobia tales

Harish said, “India’s occidental neighbour is an fantabulous illustration of fabricating imaginative tales of Islamophobia successful their neighbourhood.”

In a pointed attack, helium added: “One wonders what would brutal repression of Ahmadiyyas successful this state beryllium termed, oregon the large-scale refoulement of the helpless Afghans oregon air-bombing campaigns successful this Holy Month of Ramadan?”Harish was responding successful the discourse of recurring attempts by Pakistan to rise allegations against India astatine multilateral forums nether the banner of Islamophobia.He besides said that the OIC, which “our occidental neighbour has systematically attempted to weaponise against India”, has repeatedly made “false and baseless allegations” against the country.

India warns against weaponising religion astatine UN

Harish stressed that the UN indispensable instrumentality enactment of the “rising inclination and dangers of weaponising spiritual individuality and instrumentalising it to service constrictive governmental ends by authorities and non-state actors alike.”According to quality bureau PTI, helium cautioned that the politicisation of religion does not lick grievances and alternatively risks legitimising “selective, polarising narratives” that deepen divisions.“The United Nations was conceived arsenic an instauration that transcends religion, culture, and politics.

Its credibility rests connected universality and impartiality,” helium said.He further urged “caution against frameworks that exclusively absorption connected 1 faith, without addressing the broader improvement of religiophobia successful each its manifestations.”India besides underlined that the 1981 Declaration connected the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based connected Religion oregon Belief remains a balanced and enduring instrumentality due to the fact that it protects followers of each faiths without privileging immoderate 1 religion.

India highlights its Muslim population, Kashmir eepresentation

Emphasising India’s plural character, Harish said India is location to much than 200 cardinal Muslims, 1 of the largest Muslim populations successful the world.He said Muslims successful India, including those successful Jammu and Kashmir, elite their ain representatives to talk for them.“The lone ‘phobia’ evident present appears to beryllium directed against the multicultural and peaceful coexistence that each communities successful India enjoy, including Muslim communities,” helium said.He added that specified narratives tally contrary to India’s “fundamental ethos” and alternatively bespeak “the sectarianism and violent mentality that this state has perpetuated since its inception.”

Afghanistan notation adds crisp edge

Harish’s notation of “air-bombing campaigns successful this beatified period of Ramadan” came amid escalating tensions betwixt Pakistan and Afghanistan.Afghanistan has alleged that astir 400 radical were killed and astir 250 injured successful an airstrike connected the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital successful Kabul connected Monday night, with Taliban spokespersons blaming Pakistan. However, Pakistani media outlet Samaa, citing information sources, rejected the allegation and termed the assertion that a cause attraction infirmary was struck arsenic “ridiculous”.Pakistani authorities person maintained that the strikes targeted Taliban-linked subject infrastructure successful Kabul and Nangarhar and were carried retired with “no collateral damage”.