At the United Nations, Pakistan has said that a deliberate campaign of hatred in the region is targeting adherents of a particular religious group.

Speaking at the launch of a 'Group of Friends of Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief' in New York, Pakistani representative Qasim Aziz said that hateful political rhetoric and incitement to violence in Pakistan's neighbourhood is routinely used as a weapon against vulnerable minority groups.

He said the deliberate campaign of hatred in Pakistan’s neighborhood leading to repeated incidents of state-sponsored pogroms, increased attacks on their places of worship and in some instances highly discriminatory citizenship laws.

Earlier, one of the main panelists, the UN Special Rapportuer on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed, also expressed similar concerns about increased attacks against Muslims and other minorities in India.