"Such acts incite violence and hurt the sentiments of Muslims not only in Pakistan but all over the world," Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said in a statement issued this evening.
Expressing Pakistan's "deep concern" over the protests, the statement said, "We have noted the comments of the Indian leadership to carry out an investigation into the incident.
"The government of Pakistan calls for a thorough and proper investigation to be carried out expeditiously and those responsible for this act to be brought to justice."
Forty people, including 19 security personnel, were injured in clashes, stone-pelting and baton-charge today.
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