India Rejects Pakistani President’s Remarks on Muslim Sites, Calls Them ‘Absurd’

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, June 21, 2026: India has strongly rejected comments made by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari regarding alleged threats to Muslim religious sites in India, describing the remarks as “absurd” and a politically motivated attack.

Responding to Zardari’s statements, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan has no locus standi to comment on India’s internal affairs.

“India categorically rejects the unwarranted comments made by the President of Pakistan. He has no locus standi to comment on matters that are internal to India,” Jaiswal said.

The spokesperson also highlighted Pakistan’s human rights record, stating that the comments were particularly inappropriate given the country’s own track record on minority rights.

“These comments are particularly absurd given Pakistan’s own abysmal record on human rights. Pakistan’s long history of systematically targeting and victimising minorities across various faiths is well known,” he said.

Jaiswal further alleged that the Pakistani President’s remarks reflected the country’s policies of intolerance and bigotry.

“Given this reality, the President’s remarks can only be read as a deliberate political attack, driven by Pakistan’s national policies of bigotry and hatred,” he added.

The reaction came after Zardari posted comments on social media regarding an alleged threat to the historic Masjid Ganj Shaheeda in Varanasi and other Muslim sites in India. New Delhi has consistently maintained that Pakistan should refrain from commenting on India’s domestic matters and has repeatedly rejected such observations in the past.