New Delhi:
Minister of Foreign Affairs S Jaishankar today assessed the parliament on the rising incidents of attacks on minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Already in February, the minister quoted ten major incidents with brutal attacks on Hindus in Pakistan, while updating parliamentary members about the atrocities.
“New Delhi follows the treatment of minorities in Pakistan very closely,” said Jaissekar, adding that India has undertaken his position with regard to action on Pakistan “known”. During his speech to members of parliament, Mr Jaishankar emphasized the “fanatic and intolerable mindset” of Pakistan to minorities.
Among the ten horrific incidents he mentioned, there were seven related abductions, disappearances and forced conversions to Islam, two others were about abductions, and one even concerned police bridicity on students to celebrate Holi.
Not only Hindus, but Sikhs were the target, the minister said. He told three incidents with regard to atrocities against members of the Sikh community. In one case, a family of Sikhs was attacked and reportedly cruel to resist forced conversion. In the second case, another family of Sikhs was confronted with death threats for reopening an old Gurdwara and practicing their faith. The third incident was about a Sikh girl who was abducted and kept in captivity. She was reportedly tortured until she agreed to convert to Islam.
Even Muslims of the Ahmediya community, who are not considered Muslims, were extremists in Pakistan, were the target, just like a Christian person of Unsound Mind, accused by the state of “blasphemy”. These are just a few examples of attacks on minorities only in the month of February, the minister said.
In Bangladesh Mr Jaishankar said: “Just like in Pakistan, we also follow the well -being and well -being of minorities in Bangladesh. In 2024 we had 2,400 incidents with regard to attacks on minorities and in 2025, 72 incidents. Government.”
In addition, there are reports of thousands of cases of atrocities, abductions, forced disappearances, torture and murders in Balochistan – a region where Pakistan is notorious because of his gross human rights violations.
When asked whether India planted a “heavy action” against Pakistan – in line with what former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had done, Mr. Jaishankar said: “The position of New Delhi is known”. However, he said that despite the steps that India takes: “We as a government and a country cannot change the fanatic and intolerable mindset of our neighbor.” He added that “even Indira Gandhi couldn't do it”, which implies that despite losing East -Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1971, the mentality of Pakistan did not change.
In conclusion his comments, Mr Jaishankar announced the parliament that India accepts these issues at an international level and the comments from India's representative at the UN Human Rights Council and the Indian ambassador cited in the general meeting of the UN.
