"Dr. Zakir Naik made his remarks in public forums where our pastors and scholars were not given the opportunity to properly respond or clarify the misinformation stemming from his misguided views," Dr Marshall added.
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has also strongly condemned the religious persecutions of minorities in Pakistan and urged the next government to bring legislation of equal status for all communities.
Exuberated by the central govt's decision, over 1,000 Hindu refugees from Pakistan, staying in a camp in the Majnu Ka Tilla area in Delhi, celebrated applying colours on each other's faces, singing songs and dancing.