Pakistan Resorted To Hate Speech, Enhancing Cross-Border Terrorism Amid Covid-19: India At UN Forum

India has said that Pakistan is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to bring more support for cross-border terrorism, adding, that it has resorted to "unbridled hate speech" in the attempts to create a divide among India's religious communities.

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United Nations: India has said that Pakistan is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to bring more support for cross-border terrorism, adding, that it has resorted to "unbridled hate speech" in the attempts to create a divide among India's religious communities.  Addressing an interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur, First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Ashish Sharma said that hate speech by Pakistan is not just directed towards one community in India but also runs against organisations, individuals and even against high ranking political figures. "While the world has come to a standstill due to the pandemic, Pakistan has only enhanced support to cross-border terrorism taking advantage of the pandemic," he said. "Pakistan has resorted to unbridled hate speech trying to foment violence and intolerance in our country," he added as he spoke at the UN forum. India also strongly attacked Pakistan for abusing the UN platform to further its nefarious political agenda. This statement comes after Pakistan in several instances raised issues pertaining to the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir while alleging discrimination against minorities. Sharma asserted that Pakistan is trying to create divisions among India's religious communities. "Fortunately, their provocation is falling on deaf ears since India has had a tradition of pluralism and co-existence where all communities live in harmony under a democratic framework," he said. India has advised Pakistan to practice co-existence in their own country and deal with violence, discrimination and intolerance against their own people. "The world today is confronted not only by the challenge of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the challenge of infodemic, which in many cases has been responsible for rising in hate speech and seeding hatred within communities," the first First Secretary said. "India is fighting Covid-19 pandemic in the most transparent manner with equal access to medical facilities to all citizens," Sharma spoke at the Third Committee meeting of the General Assembly while adding that specific efforts have been taken to ensure that vulnerable communities are given reuired medical support. (With Agency Inputs) WATCH | US Elections: Voting with COVID compliance, ground report from polling station