INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan rejects Indian allegations of inciting Sikh pilgrims on Khalistan issueISLAMABAD: Pakistan, while
spreading such falsehoods, India has chosen to deliberately stoke further controversy around the visit of Sikh pilgrims who are currently
attending the Baisakhi and Khalsa Janamdin ceremonies in Pakistan.According to a Foreign Office, Pakistan welcomed Hindu and Sikh pilgrims
from all over the world, including India to attend Baisakhi and Khalsa Janamdin ceremonies in the country.The FO statement further said that
Pakistani authorities have always made arrangements to extend maximum facilitation to the visiting Sikh Yatrees.The members of the Sikh
community appreciated the assistance and cooperation extended to them during their visits to sacred places in Pakistan.The Sikh community
has been protesting against the Government of India for screening a controversial movie in India, which hurt their religious
sentiments.These protests had started in India and other parts of the world before the Sikh Yatrees arrived in Pakistan.In view of the
charged situation and the explicit refusal of the Sikh Yatrees to meet Indian officials, the Indian High Commissioner cancelled his visit on
officials are on record for statements against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan, choose to indulge in blatant hypocrisy
especially minorities, and refrain from indulging in pointless provocation which only vitiates an already charged environment to the
detriment of all, it added.
