Pakistan rejects India's 'unwarranted assertions' at UNGA.

UNITED NATIONS -- Pakistan has rejected India's 'unwarranted assertions' at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) over the recent fire incident at a Hindu temple in K-P's Karak, as the general assembly adopted a resolution co-sponsored by Islamabad against damage to and destruction of religious sites.

Pakistan's delegate Zulqarnain Chheena was responding to India's representative who criticised Islamabad's role in putting forth the resolution. According to him, those who set the temple on fire had the 'explicit' support of the country's law enforcement agencies.

Exercising his right of reply, the Islamabad's delegate advised New Delhi to set its own house in order and abstain from feigning concern for minority rights elsewhere, Radio Pakistan reported.

Chheena highlighted that India is the most egregious and persistent violator of the minority rights in its own country. He pointed out that blatant acts of...

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