Pakistan on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the Karnataka High Court’s decision banning wearing of hijab in educational institutions. Pakistan claimed that the decision failed to uphold the principle of freedom of religious rituals and violated human rights.
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petitions of a section of Muslim girl students of the ‘Government Pre-University Girls College’ in Udupi seeking permission to wear the hijab in class and held that wearing the hijab was a mandatory religious practice in Islam. is not part.
A three-judge bench said that the school uniform rule is a reasonable restriction and constitutionally permissible, on which the girl students cannot raise objections. The petitioner students termed today’s order as ‘unconstitutional’ and said that their legal battle would continue. “This decision clearly fails to uphold the principle of freedom of religious rituals and violates human rights,” Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
“The verdict marks yet another fall in the continuing anti-Muslim campaign as the garb of secularism is being used to target Muslims under this campaign,” it said. He claimed that India is losing its secular identity which is fatal for its minorities. Pakistan appealed to the Indian government to ensure the protection of minorities, especially Muslims, and their right to practice their religion.