New Delhi, Feb 10 (TIWN): The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has summoned the Indian Charge d' Affaires, Suresh Kumar to convey the government's grave concern and condemnation of the "deeply reprehensible act of banning Muslim girl students from wearing hijab" in the state of Karnataka, Geo News reported.

According to a statement issued by the MoFA, the Charge d' Affaires was urged to convey Pakistan's "extreme concern" to the government of India over the "anti-hijab campaign being spearheaded by RSS-BJP combine in Karnataka, which is part of its larger exclusionist and majoritarian agenda aimed at dehumanising and demonising Muslim women", the report said.