Depriving Indian Muslim girls of education grave violation of human rights: FM

As protests over the ban on Muslim headscarves in the southern Indian state of Karnataka intensified, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan will summon Indian high commissioner and record its protest over the issue.

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Speaking to Bol News on Wednesday, Qureshi said that the human rights advocates must see the atrocities against Muslims in India.

“The ugly face of India has been exposed to the world,” said the foreign minister.

Qureshi confirmed that Pakistan would host a session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers on March 22 and 23.
“Effective voice will be raised in the OIC foreign ministers meeting against India,” Qureshi added.

“After Kashmir, human rights are being violated in India too as India has now a government of Hindutva ideology.”

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“Modi is making such moves to save his vote bank,” he told Bol News.

The FM later took to Twitter and said, “Depriving Muslim girls of an (sic) education is a grave violation of fundamental human rights. To deny anyone this fundamental right and terrorise them for wearing a hijab is absolutely oppressive.”

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Depriving Muslim girls of an education is a grave violation of fundamental human rights. To deny anyone this fundamental right & terrorise them for wearing a hijab is absolutely oppressive. World must realise this is part of Indian state plan of ghettoisation of Muslims.

— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) February 9, 2022

“[The] World must realise this is part of Indian state plan of ghettoisation of Muslims.”