Bengaluru, May 9 -- Asserting that he is ready to sacrifice his life for the country, Karnataka Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Friday said that if the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi permit, he will go to Pakistan as a "suicide bomber."

"I am ready to sacrifice myself for the country. If the central government and the Prime Minister permit, I will go to Pakistan as a suicide bomber... We (Indian muslims) have nothing to do with Pakistan, we hate it," Karnataka Minister said.

Earlier today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conducted a review of the country's current security situation at South Block, which houses the Ministry of Defence, in the national capital, in the aftermath of the foiled large-scale drone strike ...