Pakistan today refused to join in the ongoing debate on alleged intolerance in the country saying it was an internal matter of India.
"I would not like to comment on your internal matters," Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
He said this when asked to comment about alleged rising intolerance in India.
A number of artists, literary persons and film stars have expressed their concern over the alleged growing intolerance in the country in recent months.
The latest to join the debate was Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who recently had said that his wife Kiran had expressed fear for their child in the current atmosphere, inviting strong reaction from BJP and others.
Yesterday, Khan had said that he stood by his comments on "intolerance" and asserted that neither he nor his wife have any intention to leave the country.
Terrorism is a common threat to South Asia and Pakistan and India should fight it together, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said today.
Basit said terrorism is a common threat — whether it was 2007 bombing in the Samjhauta Express where majority of the victims were Pakistani, or the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, where around 166 people lost their lives or Army Public School (APS) attack in Peshawar in 2014.
"Terrorism is a common threat to our region. Be it Samjhauta, Mumbai or APS — what happened last year in Peshawar. It is a common challenge. We need to work together," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
He was replying to a question on terrorism on the occasion of the 7th anniversary of Mumbai terror attack. (Agencies)
