Pakistan rejected on Monday India's fabrications regarding the treatment of minorities in Pakistan and called on the neighbour to focus on the ongoing human tragedy at its own home.
In a press release issued on Monday, the Foreign Office (FO) rejected Indian propaganda regarding the treatment of minorities in Pakistan and said that it is a smear campaign against Pakistan by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who is desperate to divert attention from the ongoing state terrorism in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
"Pakistan completely rejects these fabrications, which will in no way shield the BJP government from opprobrium by the international community on its illegal actions in IoK and the adverse fallout of the discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens," the statement said.
The statement further said that Pakistan is a diverse country where people from different faiths, including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians live together. It added that Pakistan guarantees equal rights to all its citizens and the government 'takes this obligation seriously with zero tolerance against any discrimination'.
The press release rejected Indian allegations regarding any attack and desecration at the holy Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. "These blatant lies are yet another illustration of the quintessential Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-BJP propaganda drive, which will fail," FO said.
Pakistan said that those who are responsible for the desecration Babri mosque, mob lynching and hate crimes against minorities 'simply have no feet to stand on'.
The RSS inspired BJP government 'would do better by focusing on the ongoing human tragedy at home and protecting India’s minorities from 'Saffron terror'.