India’s diplomats wasted no time swatting down Pakistan’s hypocrisy on minority protections. During Friday’s media interaction, MEA’s Randhir Jaiswal flipped the script on Islamabad’s complaints about Delhi demolitions, directing attention to Pakistan’s own reign of terror against non-Muslims.
FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi decried MCD’s clearance of illegal structures near Faiz-e-Ilahi Masjid in Turkman Gate as an assault on Muslim legacy. Jaiswal retorted that critics should scrutinize their nation’s plight first—no need for elaboration on Pakistan’s minority miseries.
Ordered by the Delhi High Court, the action upheld urban legality, not religious bias. This mirrors India’s prior shutdown of similar Pakistani rhetoric last month, where MEA lambasted Islamabad’s ‘dreadful and systematic’ abuses against diverse faiths.
Evidence abounds. A New Delhi-based International Center for Peace Studies report, citing Lahore data, tallied 344 blasphemy cases in 2024 and 421 forced conversions of minority girls (mostly Hindu/Christian minors at 71%) from 2021-2024. Pakistan’s narrative twists religion for gain, demonizes Hindus, and fosters division.
Jaiswal’s briefing crystallized a key truth: authentic critique demands self-accountability. India’s response not only defends its actions but spotlights a neighbor’s unchecked failures, urging global focus on real human rights crises.