Geneva, Feb. 29 -- In a befitting reply to Pakistan, India exercised its 'Right of Reply' in response to references to New Delhi, saying the nation that has institutionalised the systemic persecution of its minorities and has a truly abysmal human rights record has no right to comment on India.Exercising the 'Right of Reply' at the High-Level Segment of the 55th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, First Secretary Anupama Singh said that regarding Pakistan's lengthy mentions of India, it is very regrettable that the Council's forum has once again been abused to propagate flagrantly false accusations about India.

"With regard to the extensive references to India made by Pakistan, we note that it is deeply unfortuna...