The desperate Pakistani leader made the provocative remark in a lengthy
post on X, formally known as Twitter. In his post, Sharif claimed that
Kashmiris and Palestinians are facing atrocities of the ‘worst kind’

While extending greetings on the auspicious occasion of Eid ul-Fitr,
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif once again outrageously equated
Kashmir to Palestine.

The Pakistani premier made the provocative remark in a lengthy post on X,
formally known as Twitter. In his post, Sharif claimed that Kashimirs and
Palestinians are facing atrocities of the “worst kind”.

“On the joyous occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, I would like to express my
felicitations to my fellow countrymen residing both at home and abroad, as
well as to the entire Muslim community,” the premier of the cash-strapped
nation wrote on X, formally known as Twitter.

“I also urge Muslims around the world to remember their Palestinian and
Kashmiri brothers and sisters who are facing the worst kind of atrocities of
the occupation forces and they will be constrained to enjoy the joys of Eid,”
he added.

Not The First Time

This is not the first time Sharif equated the two regions ever since he
commenced his second stint as the Prime Minister of the country.

In his victory speech in the Pakistani parliament after being elected for the
prime ministerial post, Sharif took out time to raise the two issues. “Let’s
all come together […] and the National Assembly should pass a resolution for
the freedom of Kashmiris and Palestinians,” he said.

In February, India gave a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan after the country brought
up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations. While exercising its “Right to
Reply, India called out the country’s “abysmal human rights records”.

While addressing the matter at the High-Level Segment of the 55th Regular
Session of the UN Human Rights Council, First Secretary Anupama Singh pointed
out that Pakistan has institutionalised the “systematic persecution of its
minorities”.

“With regard to the extensive references to India made by Pakistan, we note
that it is deeply unfortunate for the Council’s platform to have once again
been misused to make patently false allegations against India,” Singh said at
the UNHRC session.

“The entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is an integral
and inalienable part of India, and the constitutional measures taken by the
Government of India to ensure socio-economic development and good governance
in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are matters internal to India,”
she added.

The Plight of Minorities In Pakistan

While Pakistan continues beating the drum about the situation in Gaza, it
easily glosses over the atrocities minorities are facing within its own
territory.

In the span of a few months, several places of worship that belonged to
minority groups like Christians, Hindus and even Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan have
been demolished by radical groups in the country.

In August 2023, the Pakistani police arrested around 129 people who were
involved in the vandalization of five churches in Faisalabad.

In several instances, radical groups have accused minorities of committing
blasphemy which is a punishable offence and can lead to a death sentence.

Hence, the situation of minorities in the country continues to remain
deplorable.