Overview
- At the UN in New York, Pakistani envoy Gul Qaiser Sarwani accused India of a systemic campaign against Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs, calling it the “world’s largest factory of hate.”
- Sarwani urged the UN Security Council to hold India accountable for human rights violations and pressed for implementation of resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir, which Pakistan described as a disputed territory.
- To support its charge, Pakistan cited episodes including the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, the 2002 Gujarat riots, recent clashes in Delhi and Manipur, public lynchings of Muslims, and attacks on churches.
- A day earlier, Pakistani delegate Saima Saleem warned the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee about rising Islamophobia and the political weaponization of religion, urging stronger global protections for minority rights.
- Pakistan contrasted its own stated safeguards for minorities—constitutional guarantees, national commissions, reserved seats, welfare funds, scholarships, and restored worship sites—while no immediate UN enforcement response was reported.