End This Discriminatory Approach Towards Minorities: India To Pakistan
NDTV
"It is shocking to see such further levels of religious intolerance in Pakistan. The apathy of law enforcement agencies towards religious minorities is of course part of that system," foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.
India on Thursday called upon Pakistan to end its "discriminatory" approach towards its minorities and ensure their safety in view of a recent case of the alleged kidnapping and forced conversion to Islam of a Sikh girl from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
According to reports, Dina Kaur was kidnapped and converted to Islam last week but the police refused to file an FIR which triggered a protest by the Sikh community in the Pakistani province.
"It is shocking to see such further levels of religious intolerance in Pakistan. The apathy of law enforcement agencies towards religious minorities is of course part of that system. We see this as yet another instance of religious persecution faced by the minority community in Pakistan," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.
He was replying to a question on the incident during a media briefing.
