ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Arif Alvi have condemned the insulting remarks made about Prophet Muhammad by two now-suspended BJP spokespeople.

"I condemn in the strongest possible words the insulting comments of India's BJP leader about our dear Prophet," Sharif stated on Twitter on Sunday. India under Modi is crushing religious liberty and harassing Muslims, as I have frequently stated. India should be severely reprimanded by the rest of the world." Our devotion to the Holy Prophet is undeniable. For the love and respect of their Holy Prophet, all Muslims are willing to lay down their lives." "Such comments indicate a growing tendency of Islamophobia in India, which is home to millions of Muslims," President Alvi remarked, according to reports.

"Simply suspending and removing party officials was not enough," he said, adding that the BJP must "reject and denounce its radical and fascist Hindutva ideology." "Allowing such Islamophobic sentiments to go unpunished endangers the preservation of human rights and may lead to increased discrimination and marginalisation, creating a cycle of violence and hatred," the President said, the reports said.

He urged the international community, the United Nations, and international human rights organisations to "consider seriously the rise of Islamophobia and systematic religious persecution in India, which is occurring with impunity, and to take all necessary actions to put a stop to it."

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