Pakistan committed to protecting rights of minorities: FO tells Indian envoy.

ISLAMABAD -- The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday summoned Indian Charge d'Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia to convey Pakistan's strong rejection of baseless and fabricated Indian allegations concerning the Sikh community.

According to a press release issued by the foreign office, Indian envoy was summoned by Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri.

The DG (SA and SAARC) conveyed Pakistan's strong denouncement of the Indian government's motivated and mischievous allegations of 'attack', 'vandalism' and 'desecration' at the holy Gurdwara Nankana Sahib and 'targeted killing' of a Pakistani Sikh youth in Peshawar, as part of its desperate attempts to divert attention from the continuing state terrorism in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ and K) and systematic discrimination against minorities in India, reads the press release.

The DG (SA and...

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