India criticized Pakistan for hosting fugitive Zakir Naik. The foreign ministry expressed disappointment, but not surprise about the high-level welcome Pakistan extended to Naik. Meanwhile, India continues to pursue his extradition from Malaysia,

India's foreign minister S Jaishankar will attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Pakistan this month, his ministry has announced. This will be the first visit by a high ranking Indian minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade.

India on Friday condemned Pakistan for giving warm welcome to Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. Naik is living in Malaysia. He began a nearly month-long visit to Pakistan on Tuesday.

India has withheld controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s 'X' account, following Pakistan’s warm reception of Naik, a fugitive wanted in India for hate speech and money laundering charges. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed disappointment but noted that Pakistan’s actions were unsurprising.

With radical Islamic preacher and Indian fugitive Zakir Naik receiving a red-carpet welcome in Pakistan and even meeting with the Pakistani leadership, India on Friday termed it disappointing and condemnable but said that it is not surprised.

The controversial Islamic preacher, a fugitive in India, arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a month-long tour.

The central government expressed disappointment and condemnation over Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's visit to Pakistan, where he was warmly welcomed. Naik, wanted in India for hate speech and terror-related charges,

Fugitive Islamic hate preacher Zakir Naik's shocking behaviour at an orphanage during his visit to Pakistan has gone viral.

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that while Pakistan's decision to roll out the red carpet for Zakir Naik, a fugitive from Indian law, was condemnable, it wasn't surprising.