Pakistan rejects India's remarks on Shia community, calls them ‘cynical, diversionary'
The External Office (FO) on Saturday dismissed the Indian Government department of External Affairs’ (MEA) so-called "concerns" about Pakistan’s Shia
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Pakistan rejects India's remarks on Shia community, calls them ‘cynical, diversionary'
The External Office (FO) on Saturday dismissed the Indian Government department of External Affairs’ (MEA) so-called "concerns" about Pakistan’s Shia community, calling the remarks “cynical and diversionary” and an “exercise in deflection masquerading as concern.”
This response follows comments by India’s MEA, which cited statements it attributed to Chief of Forces Staff and Chief of Legal defence team Forces Syed Asim Munir.
CDF Munir had met with Shia clerics in Rawalpindi earlier this month, and according to a official comment released by the Inter-Services General Relations (ISPR), the session focused on national protection and the role of ulema in maintaining societal harmony.
The ISPR comment further stated that CDF Munir emphasised that religious sentiments must not be exploited to incite unrest in the country.
The Indian MEA representative Randhir Jaiswal, as quoted by Indian news bureau ANI on Friday, stated that the remarks reflected Pakistan’s “systemic victimisation of minorities”.
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