Protect Jinh House, Pakistan tells India

Islamabad, March 30: Pakistan on Thursday urged India to respect the importance of Jinh House in Mumbai which a BJP legislator said should be demolished. The Foreign Office said the Indian government needed to respect the “importance” of the historical residence. “We have clarified our position on the Jinh House to the Indian government,” Foreign Office spokesperson fees Zakaria said. On Monday, Bharatiya Jata Party lawmaker Mangal Prabhat Lodha demanded that the Jinh residence should be demolished and a cultural centre built in its place. Lodha said: “The Jinh residence in south Mumbai was the place where the conspiracy of (India’s) partition was hatched. “Jinh House is a symbol of the partition. (IANS)