NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday launched a scathing counterattack against Pakistan by raising human rights violations it perpetrates in Balochistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). India also took aim at human rights violations by Pakistan's politico-military establishment across the country, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Pakistan's response however steered clear of even mentioning either Balochistan or PoK, reported news agency ANI.India's decision to raise the Balochistan issue in international forums had been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort. It may be seen as a counteroffensive for the repeated comments and interference by Islamabad in the Kashmir unrest.Not just Balochistan, India also roundly attacked Pakistan, saying it should set its own house in order first. However, it has raised the plebiscite bogey now in the hopes of benefitting from the unrest in Kashmir, that broke out after the killing of Burhan Wani, a terrorist from a Pakistan-backed terror outfit.

Source: Times of India September 14, 2016 15:41 UTC