ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has welcomed a unanimously passed resolution by the UNGeneral Assembly’s Third Committee, calling for promotion and protection ofhuman rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Second Secretary at Pakistan Mission to the UN, Qasim Aziz in his remarksdrew the international community’s attention towards the plight of Muslimsin India, who are facing an existential threat due to the ruling BJP’santi-minorities policies.
Referring to the current crisis in occupied Kashmir, he said the abrogationof Article 35A and 370 of Indian Constitution was clearly aimed at changingdemography of the disputed state, to turn the indigenous Muslim majoritypopulation into a minority.
He said the current human rights and humanitarian crisis in occupiedKashmir could lead to forced displacement of its Muslim population andrender them stateless.
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The Pakistani delegate said the recent report of the Special Rapporteur onminority issues has also deplored the treatment of millions of Muslims inAssam, who face the threat of being deemed ‘foreigners’ and treated asnon-citizens.
Qasim Aziz also warned the committee that the Islamic heritage in India isbeing wiped out in pursuance of the ruling BJP party’s “Hindutva” ideology.