At UN, Pakistan rebuffs India's accusations, exposes its discrimination against Muslims.

Pakistan has rejected India's 'unwarranted assertions' made in the UN General Assembly about the recent fire incident in a Hindu temple in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying that New Delhi should set its own house in order rather than feigning concern for minority rights elsewhere.

"This is not the first time India has tried to feign concern for minority rights elsewhere while being the most egregious and persistent violator of minority rights itself," Pakistani delegate Zulqarnain Chheena said in exercising his right of reply on Thursday.

India's delegate Aishish Sharma, who spoke after the 193-member Assembly adopted a resolution on the protection of religious sites, claimed that the Karak authorities "stood idly by" while the temple burned.

In his response, the Pakistan delegate said, "The clear difference between India and Pakistan in respect of minority rights can be gauged from the fact that the accused in the Karak incident were immediately arrested, orders were issued for repair of the temple, the highest level of judiciary took immediate notice, and senior political leadership condemned the incident.

"Whereas, in India, the blatant acts of discrimination against Muslims and other minorities take place with state complicity." he added.

In this regard, Chheena cited the discriminatory...