New Delhi has rejected Pakistan's condemnation of a life sentence given to Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi, head of the banned Dukhtaran-e-Millat.
A court in Delhi sentenced Andrabi to life imprisonment and gave 30-year prison terms to two of her associates on Tuesday following their conviction under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and other laws.
Pakistan's foreign ministry issued a statement on Wednesday condemning the sentences given to the three women and describing the verdict as a 'grave miscarriage of justice' and a reflection of the 'suppression of fundamental rights' in Jammu and Kashmir.
However, India's external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan has 'no locus standi to comment on matters internal to India or its judicial processes'.
Pakistan should 'introspect on the grave and systematic human rights violations it continues to perpetrate' instead of 'peddling lies and frivolous narratives', he said.
According to the charges levelled against Andrabi, she was involved in inciting people in Kashmir to launch an armed rebellion against the Indian government with the backing of Pakistan-based terror groups.
