Pakistan should be the last country to lecture on minorities: Kaif to Imran

December 25, 2018 17:08

Retorting to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's minority remark, former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif on Tuesday said that Pakistan is the last country that should be lecturing any country on how to treat minorities.

"There were around 20 per cent minorities at the time of partition in Pakistan, now less than 2 per cent. On the other hand, the minority population has grown significantly in India since Independence. Pakistan is the last country that should be lecturing any country on how to treat minorities," Kaif tweeted.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday also hit out at the Pakistan prime minister.

Owaisi asked Khan to borrow some leaves of wisdom from India, specifically about "inclusive politics and minority rights."

"According to the Pakistani Constitution, only a Muslim is qualified to be President. India has seen multiple Presidents from oppressed communities. It is high time Khan Sahab learns something from us about inclusive politics and minority rights," Owaisi said.

Khan on Saturday had said that giving equal rights to the religious minorities is the cornerstone of the vision of Pakistan's founding father and that the country will show the Narendra Modi government how to treat these groups. -- ANI

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