Staff Reporter
Islamabad, (Parliament Times) : On 28th February 2022, a Conference on “Myth of Indian Secular Democracy: Human Rights Violations and Rise of Saffron Tide under BJP” was jointly organised by Press Information Department (PID), Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan & Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS) Islamabad at Information Service Academy, Islamabad.
The conference commenced with speech by Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed Gondal, Former Federal Secretary Information and Broadcasting & Vice President (Federal Region), Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad. He stated that it was impossible for other communities to live safely and comfortably in India. He added that the atrocities were continued in India and it claim to be the largest democratic and secular state of the world.
Ambassador Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi Qureshi, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to Bangladesh and New Zealand presented speech on “Minority Crisis in India and False Façade of Secularism: Questioning the Status Quo”. He stated that Hindu fundamentalism was not a temporary ideology but not a permanent phenomenon.
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Professor, School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad presented speech on “BJP-RAW nexus: Detrimental to Peace and Stability in South Asia and Beyond”. He said that the ideology of RAW and BJP was aggressive which after convergence is the reason for instability in the region.
Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Ali, Dewan of Junagadh State and Chairman MUSLIM Institute presented speech on “Indian occupation of Junagadh & Manavadar—Acts of Blatant Aggression by India”. He discussed Indian illegal actions in Junagardh, including human rights violations, riots and hindering food supply chain. He stated that there was a need to build correct narrative by understanding actual historical events and facts.
Advocate Jamal Aziz, Advocate High Court and Executive Director, Research Society of International Law presented speech on “Stark violation of human and minority rights in India: Assessing obligations under International Law”. He discussed complex legal aspects related to Kashmir under Indian atrocities.
Mr. Tariq Malik, Information Technology & Cyber Security Expert & Head of Program, IT & Cyber Security, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad gave a detailed presentation on ‘’Fifth-Generation Warfare and EU disinformation lab revelations: Uncovering India’s hostile agenda.’’ He explained the concept of hybrid warfare and mentioned various aspects.
Dr. Muhammad Khan, Professor of Politics and international Relations at International Islamic University, Islamabad presented speech on ‘’India’s flawed policies and discrimination towards Non-Hindu Community: Analyzing the Sikh Uprising and Khalistan Movement.’’
The conference was attended by approximately 120 participants and was moderated by Ms. Laraib Fatima Hassan, Coordination and Communication Executive, CGSS.