Islamabad: Foreign Office (FO) condemned Indian government’s  “mischievous move” of observing “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” on August 14 Pakistan’s Day of independence.

According to The Hindu, decision to observe August 14 as a remembrance day was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remember “struggles and sacrifices of our people”.

This year, newspaper said, event will be commemorated with silent marches centered on 75 refugee colonies and exhibitions will also be set up at more than 5,000 locations, including universities and colleges. In a statement issued, Foreign Office said that Indian government, led by Bharatiya Janata Party was attempting to play with sentiments of people through distorted interpretation of history to “hypocritically and one-sidedly invoke tragic events and mass migration that occurred in wake of Independence in 1947”.

 “If Indian leaders genuinely care about agony, suffering and pain, they must work to improve conditions of Muslims and other minorities in India,” it said.

FO advised Indian government to desist from politicising events related to independence and instead sincerely honour memories of all those who sacrificed for a better future for all.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 11 2022

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