Minister concerned over rising anti-Pakistan sentiments in India
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ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervez Rashid expressed serious concerns over the rise of anti- Pakistan and anti-Muslim sentiments in India.
In a statement issued on Monday, Rashid asserted that India is responsible for any kind of losses suffered by Muslims in India, adding that the Indian government must ensure safety of Muslims living in its country.
He, however, said that “elements creating misunderstanding between India and Pakistan should be discouraged”.
The information minister said that the harassment of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shahryar Khan and and PCB Governing Board's executive committee chairman Najam Sethi at the hands of Hindu extremist elements is condemnable, adding that “the incident shows rising anti-Pakistan sentiments in India”.
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Moreover, Foreign Office Spokesman Qazi Khalilullah on Monday said Islamabad has taken serious note of the increasing number of violent protests aimed at disrupting scheduled events in India involving Pakistani nationals.
The cancellation of the meeting of the PCB chairman with his counterpart in Mumbai, due to the protests by a Hindu extremist organisation, is the latest in a series of such incidents that have taken place recently.
“Effective measures are required to prevent continuous recurrence of such incidents in India,” Khalilullah asserted.
Politicians from various political parties also expressed serious concerns over the recent spate of anti-Pakistan incidents.
The chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Siraj ul-Haq, declared the incident “very serious” and demanded of the government to summon the Indian High Commissioner to lodge protest over the incident.
“What sort of democracy is India, which is afraid of sportsmen,” Siraj questioned.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lawmaker Asad Umer said we must end our “pleading stance” as far as cricket with India is concerned.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi also responded strongly and said extremists are destroying the image of India.
Earlier in the day, the headquarters of the Indian cricket board in Mumbai was attacked by activists from far-right political group Shiv Sena.
The act by the hardliner Hindu nationalist party led to cancellation of the meeting between Indian cricket officials and their Pakistani counterparts to revive cricketing ties between the two countries.
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Oct 19, 2015 10:13pm
What do you think ICC? Do you still hold any authority? Try to cancel teams going to India. You (ICC) will be slapped by "ThreeS."
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Oct 19, 2015 10:23pm
Mr Modis
government made it there Primary objective to Prejudice do Muslims in India and Pakistan Mr Modi you should know
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Oct 19, 2015 10:27pm
Recent developments in India are a concern to everyone. The intolerance is growing exponentially. Hope it will be curbed soon and the overall atmosphere will revert back to the past, where everyone lived peacefully for the most part.
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Oct 19, 2015 10:29pm
Same thing happens here in Pakistan, the top picture on the article shows it.
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Oct 19, 2015 10:31pm
So for the remainder of PML's tenure we will have to endure Nawaz begging for friendship from these fanatics, and Shehryar Khan constantly chasing after the BCCI, all against the wishes of 200,000,000 Pakistanis who are all too happy to put an end to this sham relationship once and for all.
Please please please Islamabad, cut all ties with that cesspool of hatred across the border and look elsewhere in the international community for friends.
Hasan
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Oct 19, 2015 10:36pm
Partially correct article. Anti Pakistan sentiment up- YES. Why? Mostly media and political statements.
Anti Muslim sentiment - NO. Muslims are not in just one city or state. They are spread every where in India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
Now this will shock all Pakistanis!
99.5% of Indians of any religion has no time to think about religion. They are busy with family, career friends and day today issues with electricity and internet or inflation.
In many rural areas, Muslims do not even know what Pakistan is! They speak multiple languages and have absolutely no idea of Pakistan. They are very well integrated into their society.
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Oct 19, 2015 10:43pm
True face of India
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Oct 19, 2015 11:02pm
@Indian guy Ignorance of a different country's existence is not patriotism for one's own country. It just shows how stupid one is.
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Oct 19, 2015 11:12pm
Well done. No trade from Pakistan then no cricket from India.
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Oct 19, 2015 11:12pm
It's a wise concern. Just as Pakistan has been penalized due to the lahore incident few years ago, India should also be penalized due to the incident by Shiv Sena during Shahrayar Khan visit to India and pulling off of Aleem Dar for umpiring South Africa - India match.
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Oct 19, 2015 11:13pm
Anti pakistan sentiment up in india since Mumbai 2008. Mumbai 2008 showed there are some pakistanis who hijacked cause for pakistan and are danger to existance of indians.
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Oct 19, 2015 11:15pm
@Indian guy - :).... you have your views that's fine .... But, are you serious that people don't even know Pakistan in India ! It is not possible in India and Pakistan that people do not know about each other countries or not have heard name of each other countries, when both countries including general people (no matter they belong to which religion or sect) are obssessed with either ' Pakistan Phobia' or 'India Phobia' !!
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Oct 19, 2015 11:19pm
Pakistani politicians need not worry.. it is only your brethren causing it on this of the border which you have been indulging in for quite some time on your side.
Ordinary people, strong institutions and a robust and the time-tested constitution of India will handle the Modi menace in very soon.
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Oct 19, 2015 11:23pm
PCB and our Foreign Office knew well that the Indians had already humiliated the visiting Pakistanis in Mumbai even our ex-foreign minister was greeted with the flush of inks anti Pakistan slogans. It was a foolish step to go to India with the hope to pacify the BCCI and to request for the resumption of matches between India and Pakistan. It is hard to find any respectable nation that could invite humiliation by themselves.
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Oct 19, 2015 11:23pm
Zaka Ashraf was much better. The nexus of Sethi and Sheheryar Khan is a shame for Pakistan Cricket.
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Oct 19, 2015 11:26pm
@Indian guy I'll take your assumption with a grain of salt. Even if we take that Muslim don't 'know' about Pakistan in India then why you feel the need to keep reminding them by tagging them as Pakistani every now and then and lynching them on dubious suspicions? Why don't you respect them as your citizens?
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Oct 19, 2015 11:31pm
This is a blessing in disguise. India has disclosed its real anti-secular image which would now move very fast to create the type of uncontrolled unrest unknown to the world.
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Oct 20, 2015 12:01am
Shehryar and Sethi did very will by going India because their presence there has shown the world India's true colours
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Oct 20, 2015 12:04am
That is sad. Certainly does not reflect good on India's international image as the largest democracy. Seems we are heading for rough waters in South Asia with Modi government in charge. It wont help anyone including India.
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Oct 20, 2015 12:04am
I believe it is time to demand India to adhere to the terms of Liaquat-Nehru agreement. The terms of this agreement bind both countries to protect its minorities.
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Oct 20, 2015 12:06am
Why is IK not making utterances from his cake hole now?? After all he is the one who has tried to discredit NS international image and washed the dirty linen in public rather than the Floor of the House; hence the PM is seen to tyrant in the eyes of the international public. Yes partly it is our foreign policy partly to be blamed presenting Pakistan as second rate punks with its cricketers knocing at the doorstep of India to earn few dollars. There has to be a moratorium of All our activities with this neighbour with immediate effect. And not just cricket. Innocent Muslims are facing the brunt and getting killed!
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Oct 20, 2015 12:08am
Very sad.
Most probably the present Indian Government has no problem with all this intolerance.
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Oct 20, 2015 12:09am
Isn't this a solid confirmation for the justification of creation of our country? Our Nukes are there to protect us.
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Oct 20, 2015 12:11am
Modi's India gradually exposing the true face of India.
Communal, Racist, Intolerant, Hegemonic.
Made in India or make in India?
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Oct 20, 2015 12:18am
ICC and BCCI are behaving like hypocrites and toothless baboons making knee jerk decisions. Ordering the finest award winning umpire in the world to step out!!!
RSA should also walk out of India they have been humiliated enough as well. True colours of this so called biggest cricket loving nation have come to fore. Sad sad day for India!
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Oct 20, 2015 12:27am
This situation of lawlessness has to be tackled with stern action both by the state Government as well as the central Government.Shiv Sena is killing the spirit of music and sports.
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Oct 20, 2015 12:29am
ICC should make decision now to move World T20 from India. Zaheer Abbas should play his role as ICC President and shouldn't be trapped in BCCI money making game as this have already damaged cricket a lot. Mr. Abbas please do your job to save cricket and cricket players and make the right decision.
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Oct 20, 2015 12:52am
@Riz Keep dreaming!!!
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Oct 20, 2015 12:59am
@Concerned citizen : I guess you missed the point, it was not so obscure....it simply means that the people libing in remote villages are so busy in their life, they do not care about anything except their own issues. not that they are more or less patriotic !!
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Oct 20, 2015 01:06am
@Indian guy i live in USA and I know hardline gujjus (from being Jain to not eating anything grown underground- and I respect that) who practice religion to the core...and again this is in USA so pls get your facts straight before posting on a leading Pakistani newspaper website.
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Oct 20, 2015 01:18am
It's out of hand situation since Mumbai attack happened , congress put a lid on the whole matter as everyone thought some outcome will come thru legal channel seeing the media hype , this hype went bust and thus now the anger circulates as many are unwilling to forgive or forget as justice did not happen .No need for further thoughts on this issue as this sentiment is not going to die , so let go all things of joy and culture as far as Mumbai city is concerned as it was nights of terror on open roads with hundreds dead for nothing dosent leave memory .this carnage lives still and hate flows freely as no lid is there to cover this fire .
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Oct 20, 2015 01:32am
@EA
Keep day dreaming
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Oct 20, 2015 01:34am
@Shahid Akbar, New York
"ICC" stands for Indian Cricket Council not International cricket council, we own it.
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Oct 20, 2015 01:42am
Wish the minister shows some concern about the number of children and innocents being killed on a daily basis in his homeland
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Oct 20, 2015 01:45am
@Adeel He is talking about those Indians who do not have TV and living on streets
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Oct 20, 2015 01:55am
@Ghaznavi - which Pakistan has been implementing in letter and spirit!!! See the number minorities since 1947
in both countries. No further explanation is needed.
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Oct 20, 2015 01:59am
hence proven, the main cause of extremism is alliance with usa
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Oct 20, 2015 02:08am
@Indian guy NOT TRUE
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Oct 20, 2015 02:23am
@Ghaznavi :"I believe it is time to demand India to adhere to the terms of Liaquat-Nehru agreement. The terms of this agreement bind both countries to protect its minorities."
After Pakistan has reduced its Hindu minority in Pakistan to 1.5% of the population?
You sure live up to your moniker!
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Oct 20, 2015 03:21am
Let's just face it, the picture is not as rosy as it is always portrayed. Both countries have problems with ignorant masses, and both need to deal with this problem. Denial is never a good starting point, guys.
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Oct 20, 2015 04:13am
@Concerned citizen It is not ignorance...
It's just that they don't care.
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Oct 20, 2015 04:32am
In India english daily being read by hardly 5% people who are well off. They dont care what foreign media writes about India. Hindi media is full of local crap and politics and keeps middle class glued. TV serials are so adictive that women folks in towns and cities are busy. Half the India has no electricity and poor and they are not concerned about Pakistan or Shivsena. So whome we think those listening to Pakistan? Some political hardliners and their worthless followers. Shivsena in Munbai is a nuesence. A common Mumbaiyt has no time until he reaches home by 9PM and worries about next days early 7 am suburban train. Whole south India has different language and their news papers do not even publish Pakistan related news.
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Oct 20, 2015 05:02am
Glad the Minister finally noticed!
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Oct 20, 2015 05:32am
@Hasan vests pool of hatred? You are holding up the wrong mirror.
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Oct 20, 2015 05:33am
@Shah that is really a mirror you are holding. Clean it up sometime. It will improve your day
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Oct 20, 2015 06:15am
@Ghaznavi
The only problem is that there are no Hindus in your country .
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Oct 20, 2015 06:51am
Pakistan should first clean up it's own home before calling other's dirty.
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Oct 20, 2015 07:22am
@Farhan Good excuses....
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Oct 20, 2015 07:46am
If india can't provide security to umpires and commentators then t20 world cup should not be held in india and moved somewhere else.
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Oct 20, 2015 08:04am
Pakistan should think of its muslims not Indians, Even if they are muslims they are indian.
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Oct 20, 2015 08:23am
Let them keep doing it. I ask each and every Pakistani American to write to their respective senators and representative and bring their attention to what's happening in India. Let them doing it and just expose them. It won't take more than 5 mins.
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Oct 20, 2015 08:27am
@Mr M.Tariq There is no prejudice against Muslims. Nobody will believe that there is (or ever was) any prejudice against Muslims in India. In fact BJP is going out of the way and do extra work to help poor Muslims. Free vocational training centres have been established specially for Muslims. Banks have to set apart certain percentage of loans to Muslims and many more such scehmes. Only last week a Muslim Javed Ahmed was appointed Mumbai's police chief. Modi's BJP rules Maharashtra (Mumbai is the capital) It was BJP that appointed Abdul Kalam as Indias' president way back in 2002. In the ongoing Bihar election a Mulsim could even become BJP's chief minster or deputy Chief Minister candidate (Shahnawaz Hussain).
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Oct 20, 2015 08:28am
@Sami Qureshi Inks are any day far better for of protest as compared to bombs and bullets.
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