After BJP leader's call to demolish Jinnah House, Pakistan asks India to protect building

March 30, 2017 20:47

Pakistan today expressed concern over the safety of 'Jinnah House' located in Mumbai and said India should show respect towards it, days after a BJP MLA demanded that the building be demolished.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria, at his weekly briefing, said, "We have clarified our position on the Jinnah House matter to the Indian government."

He expressed concern over the safety of 'Jinnah House',the residence of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in south Mumbai, after Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha last week demanded that the building be demolished and a cultural centre built in its place.

Zakaria said that the Indian government should realise the importance of the building and show respect towards it.

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