New Delhi: The Foreign Ministry on Saturday rejected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s comments in which he had expressed concern about religious places in India. The ministry said that this statement is beyond facts and Pakistan has no right to speak on India’s internal matters.
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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Zardari’s comment was absurd because Pakistan’s human rights record has been under question around the world.
He said that Pakistan has been targeting minorities and discriminating against them for a long time. Jaiswal said that in such a situation, the President’s statement is just a political attack, which is inspired by Pakistan’s policy of bigotry and hatred.
Concern was expressed regarding historical sites
The President of Pakistan had expressed deep concern citing the alleged threat to historical Muslim religious sites in India. He had claimed that this could increase instability and anarchy in the country.
The Foreign Ministry said that these claims are without any solid basis and are just an attempt to spoil the atmosphere. The ministry reminded that this is not the first time that Pakistan has made statements without evidence on India’s internal affairs, especially issues related to minorities.
India had exposed it earlier also
Even in December 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs had rejected Pakistan’s allegations in which it had talked about ill-treatment of religious minorities in India. At that time the government had said that Pakistan points fingers at India to divert attention from the systematic oppression being carried out against minorities. The government had said that the treatment of minorities in Pakistan is an established fact and cannot be hidden.
There was a sharp reaction on Waqf amendment also
It is noteworthy that in April 2025, Pakistan had raised questions on the Waqf Amendment Act. Even then India had given a strong reply saying that Pakistan should look at its own record before preaching to others.
The Ministry of External Affairs had made it clear that the law passed by the Parliament is an internal matter of India and Pakistan has no right to comment on it. Even on April 15 last year, Jaiswal had said that Pakistan’s remarks were malicious and baseless.
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