Following religious clashes sparked by the opening this week of a controversial Hindu temple in India, Pakistan has urged the United Nations to take action for the protection of Islamic sites in the country.
Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram shared the plea during an OIC ambassadorial meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, condemning the recent consecration of the Ram temple on the site of the demolished Babri Masjid.
“Pakistan condemns in the strongest terms the construction and consecration of the Ram Temple on the site of the demolished Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India,” he wrote in a letter addressed to Miguel Angel Moratinos, a top official for the UN Alliance of Civilisations.
“This trend poses a significant threat to the social, economic, and political well-being of Indian Muslims, as well as to the harmony and peace in the region.”
In a letter to Under Secretary-General for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, I have drawn his attention to the threats of desecration aimed at Mosques & other holy sites and sought his intervention to protect & safeguard the Islamic heritage & worship places in India.
— Munir Akram, PR of Pakistan to the UN (@PakistanPR_UN) January 24, 2024
