WASHINGTON: India has reminded the world of Pakistan’s campaign of “genocidal mass rape” of women in Bangladesh during its Independence struggle as Islamabad tried to divert attention from its record through “misdirection and hyperbole”.
“This is a country that conducted Operation Searchlight in 1971 and sanctioned a systematic campaign of genocidal mass rape of 400, 000 women citizens by its own army”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish told the Security Council on Monday, reacting to Pakistan’s attempt to bring up Kashmir during a debate on Women, Peace and Security.
“The world sees through Pakistan’s propaganda”, he said.
The reminder of Pakistan's atrocities in Bangladesh came as the Dakha regime led by Mohammad Yunus responded to Islamabad's overtures.
Harsh said that Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Asim Iftikar Ahmad's criticism of India was a “delusional tirade” bringing in Jammu and Kashmir, “the Indian territory they covet”.