Indian Ministry of External Affairs slammed Pakistan on the dire state of Pakistani minorities. The statement comes after the concerns were expressed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson on Pakistani minorities. Pakistan had been involved in a systematic genocide of the minority community.
The issue cropped up after recent reports of the killing of Mehmood Khan, an Ahmadi in the northern city of Peshawar. He is the fourth Ahmadi to be shot dead in the city. Ahmadi is minorities in Pakistan and their views are considered heretical in mainstream Islam.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan to `guarantee fundamental rights` to all citizens of South Asian countries.
India has highlighted the deteriorating situation of minorities in Pakistan multiple times in the past, especially the forceful conversion of minority Hindu, Sikhs and Christians.
Today the Indian External Affairs Ministry has slammed Pakistani government for minority genocide.
“We have seen media reports on the killing of an 82-year-old Ahmadiyya man in Peshawar. This is sad reflecting on the state of minorities in Pakistan. Their condition remains deplorable. We have been consistently raising this issue with Pakistan” Anurag Srivastava, MEA India said on the issue.
Sources: Zee News, UK Prime Minister Office, Indian MEA
