Pakistan has strongly criticized the hoisting of a “Ram Temple” flag at the historic Babri Mosque site in Ayodhya, calling it a dangerous sign of rising Islamophobia and religious intolerance in India.
In a statement issued in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi urged the United Nations and global human rights bodies to take immediate notice of what he described as growing hate speech and attacks targeting Muslims in India. He stressed that the international community must help protect Islamic heritage and ensure the safety and religious rights of all minorities living in India.
Pakistan also called on the Government of India to fulfill its responsibility of safeguarding all religious communities, including Muslims, and to ensure the protection of their places of worship in line with global human rights standards.
The statement expressed “deep concern” over the flag hoisting at the so-called “Ram Temple,” built on the site where the centuries old Babri Mosque once stood. The mosque was demolished on 6 December 1992 by extremist groups, an act that marked one of the most painful chapters in India’s communal history.
The Foreign Office said that India’s judicial decisions acquitting those accused in the mosque demolition and allowing a temple to be built at the same location reflect a discriminatory attitude toward minorities.
The statement added that this incident is part of a broader pattern in India, where several other historic mosques reportedly face threats of desecration or demolition, while Indian Muslims continue to face increasing social, political, and economic marginalization.
