By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar on Friday denounced ‘Hindutva extremists’ as a threat to global peace and security, and urged the United Nations to act against terrorism in all its forms.
Speaking at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Kakar said Pakistan was a victim of terrorism sponsored by India, which he accused of pursuing a ‘fascist and chauvinist’ agenda under the guise of Hindu nationalism.
“We must counter all terrorists without discrimination, including the rising threat by far-right and fascist groups such as Hindutva-inspired extremists threatening genocide against India’s Muslims and Christians alike.”
PM Kakar called for addressing the root causes of terrorism, such as poverty, injustice, foreign occupation and distinguishing genuine freedom struggles from terrorism.
“Pakistan proposes the creation of a committee of the general assembly to oversee the balanced implementation of all four pillars of the global counter-terrorism strategy,” he added.
Kakar’s remarks came amid heightened tensions between India and Canada, where Ottawa has blamed New Delhi for killing a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil earlier this month.
In an interview on the sidelines of the UNGA, Kakar warned that the “disgusting reality behind Hindutva politics could ensnare the world in fires of war”.
He said Pakistan had evidence of India’s involvement in subversive activities in Balochistan and other regions, including the confession of a captured Indian spy named Kulbhushan Jadhav.
“We have been suffering this face and side of India but the problem is that this is hitting Western capitals now.”
Pakistan, he said, would not mock Western countries for not paying heed to its warnings but would instead play a role in ensuring that the danger of Hindutva was understood and action was taken to stop it.
Kakar also reiterated Pakistan’s stance on the Kashmir dispute, which he said was the key to peace and stability in South Asia.
He accused India of violating UN resolutions that call for a plebiscite to determine the fate of the disputed region, where he said India had deployed 900,000 troops to suppress the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination.
“The UNSC must secure implementation of its resolution on Kashmir, the UN military observer group should be reinforced and global powers should convince New Delhi to accept Pakistan’s offer for mutual restraint on strategic and conventional routes.”
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