Pak doesn't even publish minority census anymore: EAM

September 17, 2019 17:37

EAM S Jaishankar on the Kulbhushan Jadhav issue: Our objective was to seek access to him, to ascertain his well-being. Seeking access to him was one step in eventually providing that remedy which ICJ has mandated and finally finding a solution which would bring an innocent person back to his country. We had to look at a variety of factors and see what's the importance you put at this time to ascertaining his well being. We thought ascertaining his well-being is a priority issue at this point and we wanted to begin proceedings however unsatisfactory they may be. Whether the Pakistanis carried out in letter and spirit what the International Court of Justice wanted them to do, I think is obvious to all.

Regarding minorities in Pakistan: "This isn't a new thing. Here's a country which is waxing eloquent about other nations. Look at their treatment of minorities, I think minority numbers have come down dramatically in the last 70 years to a point where they don't even put it out publicly anymore.

"What is happening now in Sindh (Pakistan) is not the only thing which has happened in last 100 days. You also had cases of abduction of Sikh girls. I think if there is a human rights audit today in this part of the world I can pretty confidently assert who'll come last in it."

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