Pakistan on Sunday condemned the demolition of a century-old mosque in India’s Uttar Pradesh, describing it as part of an “Islamophobic and Hindutva-driven campaign to erase the Islamic heritage” in the country.
Responding to media queries regarding the demolition, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan condemned the move and described it as “a reprehensible action against a historic Islamic place of worship”.
He recalled that the demolition of the Babri Mosque in 1992 was an “enduring symbol of this ideology of religious intolerance, prejudice and hatred”.
“Pakistan calls upon the international community to take immediate cognisance of the systematic persecution of Muslims by Indian authorities,” the statement said, highlighting the “continued desecration and destruction of their places of worship under state patronage”.
Khan called for accountability of Indian authorities for actions against the religious freedom and cultural heritage of all minorities, particularly Muslims.
