ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has strongly denounced the Indian government’s move tomark Pakistan’s Independence Day, August 14, as ‘Partition HorrorsRemembrance Day’.
In a statement, Foreign Office strongly condemned the Modi-ledHindutva-inspired government’s mischievous move to express solidarity withsilent marches centered on 75 refugee colonies.
Indian leading publication reported that August 14 will be marked as a dayto remember the struggles and sacrifices of our people.
Responding to Indian propaganda, Foreign Office said the Modi-ledgovernment was attempting to play with the sentiments of the people throughthe distorted interpretation of history to hypocritically and one-sidedlyinvoke the tragic events and mass migration that occurred in the wake ofIndependence in 1947.
It said, If Indian leaders genuinely care about agony, suffering, and pain,they must work to improve the conditions of the Muslims and otherminorities.
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Foreign Office maintained that the last seven decades had been replete withundeniable proof that India’s espousal of secularism was a sham.
The country of 1.41 billion was an undeclared ‘Hindu Rashtra’ that had noplace or tolerance for other religious minorities, especially Muslims whowere faced with discrimination, persecution, and political andsocio-economic exclusion, the statement added.
Islamabad also cautioned New Delhi to desist from politicizing the eventsrelated to Independence and instead sincerely honor the memories of allthose who sacrificed for a better future.
