Pakistan has strongly condemned what it called the profiling of mosques and mosque management committees in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir describing the move as a blatant intrusion into religious affairs and a grave violation of fundamental freedoms. In a statement the Foreign Office said the reported actions reflect a coercive attempt to intimidate and marginalize the Muslim population in the territory by forcing the collection of personal details photographs and sectarian affiliations of religious functionaries which Islamabad says amounts to systematic harassment and is aimed at instilling fear among worshippers and obstructing their free exercise of faith. Pakistani officials argued that such measures form part of a broader pattern of what they termed “institutionalized Islamophobia” driven by the ideological policies of the Indian government and that the selective targeting of mosques and Muslim clergy exposes the discriminatory and communal nature of these practices. The Foreign Office reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir affirming that they possess an inherent right to practice their religion without fear coercion or discrimination and vowed to continue raising its voice against all forms of religious persecution and intolerance targeting Kashmiris on international platforms.
