Pak model defiles Kartarpur Sahib

New Delhi: India on Tuesday summoned Pakistan’s Charged’ Affaires Aftab Hasan Khan to lodge its strong protest over the desecration of the Kartarpur Gurudwara Darbar Sahib by a Pakistani model, who posed bare-headed for her clothing brand at the Gurudwara complex.

Calling the incident reprehensible, New Delhi said it once again “highlights the lack of respect” for the faith of minority communities in Pakistan and demanded a probe into the matter, which hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community.

According to media reports, the Pakistani model, who was identified as Sauleha, had apologised on her Instagram account and deleted the pictures.

The Pakistani model said she did not intend to hurt anyone and the pictures were intended to be a memory of her trip to the Kartarpur Sahib.

“Recently, I posted a picture on Instagram that was not even a part of a shoot or anything. I just went to Kartarpur to learn about the history and know about the Sikh community. It wasn’t done to hurt anyone’s sentiments or anything for that matter,” the Pakistani model was quoted by media reports as writing in her post.

“However, if I have hurt anyone or they think that I don’t respect their culture, I am sorry,” “the Pakistani model added.