Pakistan asks India to ensure protection of Muslims

[Gabbar Singh]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged the Indian government to ensure safety, security and protection of minorities, particularly Muslims and their places of worship, and fulfil its responsibilities under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international instruments, including the recommendations of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

“Today is a sad reminder of the demolition of the historic Babri Masjid in India. On this day, 28 years ago, Hindu zealots of the RSS-inspired BJP, backed by the state apparatus, demolished the centuries-old mosque in Ayodhya in an abominable act of anti-Muslim frenzy and blatant violation of religious and international norms,” the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on Sunday.

Pakistan also called upon the international community, the United Nations and relevant international organisations to play their role in preserving the Islamic heritage sites in India from the extremist ‘Hindutva’ regime and ensure protection of minorities in India.

The FO said that painful scenes of the demolition of Babri Mosque in 1992 still remained fresh in the minds of not only Muslims but all conscionable persons in the world.

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“The new illegitimate structure, which the Hindutva-driven BJP has campaigned for and is bent upon constructing as part of its agenda of converting India into a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, is a scar on the face of so-called ‘largest democracy’ in the world,” it added.

The statement said that flawed judgment of the Indian Supreme Court in the Babri Mosque case in November 2019 not only reflected the preponderance of faith over justice but also the growing majoritarianism in today’s India, where minorities, particularly Muslims and their places of worship, were increasingly under attack.

It said that the recent shameful acquittal of the criminals responsible for demolishing the Babri Mosque in 1992 represented another egregious travesty of justice.

The FO said the extreme haste in starting construction of a temple at the Babri Mosque site amidst the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, anti-Muslim Citizenship Amendment Act, the looming National Register of Citizens to disenfranchise Muslims, the targeted killings of Muslims in Delhi with state complicity in February 2020, and other anti-Muslim measures pointed to the fact how Muslims in India were being systematically demonised, dispossessed, marginalised and subjected to targeted violence.

It said that the OIC had passed numerous resolutions, condemning the odious act of demolishing the historic Mosque. “Recently, at the 47th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers held at Niamey, the OIC called upon the Indian government to take immediate steps to implement its commitment to reconstruct the Babri Mosque on its original site and to punish those responsible for its demolition, prevent the construction of temple on its site, take immediate steps to ensure the protection of the other 3,000 mosques, and ensure the safety and protection of the Muslims and Islamic holy sites throughout India,” read the statement.

Published in Dawn, December 7th, 2020

https://www.dawn.com/news/1594400/pakistan-asks-india-to-ensure-protection-of-muslims

 

[saeedhk]

India should tell Pakistan to protect its Hindu, Ahmedi, and Christian citizens first. Despite all the criticism India has attracted in recent times regarding its treatment of minorities, it still cannot match the barbarity minorities in Pakistan face.

 

[Hitman]

Pot, kettle, black.

 

[Slog]

Pot, kettle, black.

Agreed. And tbh it’s applicable the other way round too.

 

[Belawal2014]

Immy and co. should start with asking China to do the same.

 

[Giannis]

Immy and co. should start with asking China to do the same.

They actually do in private meetings. You handle things differently with friends/partners than you do with adversaries.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

This is getting a bit too much now.

 

[Mamoon]

They actually do in private meetings. You handle things differently with friends/partners than you do with adversaries.

Pakistan has a master-slave relationship with China. It is not friendship or partnership.

 

[Mamoon]

The Indian Muslims rejected the idea of Pakistan and opted to live in India. Why do we care about their protection? Whatever happens to them, good or bad, is not our problem.

 

[CricketCartoons]

This is something Pakistan should do more, instead of focusing only on kashmiri muslims. Pakistan was a homeland for sub continental muslims after all. Mutual silence based on pot kettle logic is good for tyrants, never for the people.

 

[IndoorCricket]

Better yet provide citizenship to Muslims in their country like India did for other religions.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

The Indian Muslims rejected the idea of Pakistan and opted to live in India. Why do we care about their protection? Whatever happens to them, good or bad, is not our problem.

It's not our problem either, and here I am talking as a Brit. But still in the Times today their main story on the world section was about India arresting Muslim men all over the country for getting married to hindu women.

Are you going to tell Britain to mind their own business?

 

[Mamoon]

It's not our problem either, and here I am talking as a Brit. But still in the Times today their main story on the world section was about India arresting Muslim men all over the country for getting married to hindu women.

Are you going to tell Britain to mind their own business?

I think it is Britain’s problem as well. All of this has happened because of the British Crown. If they would have kept their nose out of the subcontinent, this part of the world would have been relatively peaceful.

The British also did certain good things and brought us the wonderful gift of English language, but in terms of stability and peace, they ruined the subcontinent forever.

 

[Giannis]

Pakistan has a master-slave relationship with China. It is not friendship or partnership.

Based off what?

 

[Giannis]

The Indian Muslims rejected the idea of Pakistan and opted to live in India. Why do we care about their protection? Whatever happens to them, good or bad, is not our problem.

That an overly simplified take..

 

[Madplayer]

The Indian Muslims rejected the idea of Pakistan and opted to live in India. Why do we care about their protection? Whatever happens to them, good or bad, is not our problem.

This is perception building and 5th gen warfare.

I cannot believe how naive some of the posts in this thread are so far. Its not about pot calling kettle black or whatever. Try to look at the bigger picture.

 

[Mamoon]

This is perception building and 5th gen warfare.

I cannot believe how naive some of the posts in this thread are so far. Its not about pot calling kettle black or whatever. Try to look at the bigger picture.

Whatever Pakistan is trying these days will never work.

 

[cricketjoshila]

This is perception building and 5th gen warfare.

I cannot believe how naive some of the posts in this thread are so far. Its not about pot calling kettle black or whatever. Try to look at the bigger picture.

Perception building works if there us some credibility involved. Hardly anyone takes pakistani narrative on india seriously.

 

[Madplayer]

Perception building works if there us some credibility involved. Hardly anyone takes pakistani narrative on india seriously.

There is credibility when international media is also reporting similar stuff. Even if there is no credibility, persisting with a narrative puts pressure on another country.

 

[cricketjoshila]

There is credibility when international media is also reporting similar stuff. Even if there is no credibility, persisting with a narrative puts pressure on another country.

What pressure will pakistan put? Indian govt doesn't care what pakistan has to say.

International media? Lol. The media is firmly divided into left leaning and right. The public knows that.

With the advent of social media, msm has lodt most of its influence.

With western leaders like Macron and others joining the anti muslim extremism efforts and tightening the laws, Indias position only strengthens.

 

[saeedhk]

Pakistan needs to stop this obsession with India and look after its downtrodden.

 

[Madplayer]

What pressure will pakistan put? Indian govt doesn't care what pakistan has to say.

International media? Lol. The media is firmly divided into left leaning and right. The public knows that.

With the advent of social media, msm has lodt most of its influence.

With western leaders like Macron and others joining the anti muslim extremism efforts and tightening the laws, Indias position only strengthens.

Only Pakistan will not put pressure. If a narrative is built and floats, other nations can also exploit it and pressure India into unfavourable deals. The net effect is bad for India.
International Media is heavily left leaning and will always have problems with BJP's policies. And even in face of social media, MSM holds more weight and infact MSM itself has strong overt and covert presence on social media where they influence narratives.
Macron and others joining anti-muslim efforts doesnt mean they will join pro-hindutva brigade. Look at Trudeau's statements. And go through what Biden and Kamala Haris have said in the past about current Indian regime. I am not saying Pakistan is in the best position to overnight exploit it. But the RSS Nazi narrative that they are pushing might cause India some problems in future. And their intention to build such a narrative is 100% correct, speaking from the POV of their national interest.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Perception building works if there us some credibility involved. Hardly anyone takes pakistani narrative on india seriously.

Not true. You take Pakistan's narrative seriously, otherwise you wouldn't be here every day telling us about UN stance on Pakistan, FATF lists etc.