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Pakistan honours, owns its Hindu community: FO Spokesman

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammed Faisal on Tuesday acknowledging the valued contributions of Hindu community said the country honoured them as their own citizens.

“Pakistan proudly owns the white in the flag as much as the green,” the Spokesman said in a message on Twitter, referring to the flag’s white colour representing non-Muslims (Minorities) and green the Muslims of the country.

The statement came following derogatory remarks made by a Punjab minister against Hindus on Monday.

Earlier, Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari strongly condemned the remarks and said that “no one had the right to attack anyone else’s religion. Our Hindu citizens have given sacrifices for their country.”

She stressed that in view of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s message of tolerance and respect, any form of bigotry or spread of religious hatred could not be condoned.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.