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Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has come out strongly against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his comments on India and the state of minorities. Imran Khan had recently said he will show the Narendra Modi government how to look after minorities in the country.
Taking a dig at Imran Khan, Kaif questioned the treatment meted out to minorities in Pakistan. He said Pakistan should be the last country that should lecture others on treating minorities properly.
"There were around 20 per cent minorities at the time of Partition in Pakistan. Less than 2 per cent remain now. 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," he said in a tweet.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There were around 20% minorities at the time of Partition in Pakistan,less than 2% remain now. On the other hand 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. <a href="https://t.co/6GTr3gwyEa">https://t.co/6GTr3gwyEa</a></p>— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) <a href="https://twitter.com/MohammadKaif/status/1077459244612546561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">25 December 2018</a></blockquote>
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Kaif was responding to Imran Khan's recent comment where he said Pakistan will teach India how to look after its minorities.
While speaking at an event on December 23, Imran Khan said that he had resolved to "show" the Narendra Modi government how rights of the countrymen should be preserved.
Referring to Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah's statement on the sense of insecurity among minorities in India, Imran Khan had said, "We will show the Modi government how to treat minorities. Even in India, people are saying that minorities are not being treated as equal citizens."
Kaif is not alone in taking a dig at Pakistan in recent times. Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir, on multiple occasions, has slammed Pakistan for its alleged activities in Kashmir.
The Bharatiya Janata Party and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi also slammed Imran Khan for his comments. While the BJP called Pakistan a country that shelters terrorists, Owaisi said it's high time that Imran Khan learns something about inclusive politics and minority rights from India.
"According to the Pakistani Constitution, only a Muslim is qualified to be President. India has seen multiple Presidents from oppressed communities. It's high time Khan sahab learns something from us about inclusive politics & minority rights," Owaisi had said.
Link: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...-at-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-1416944-2018-12-25