India, April 15 -- India on Tuesday dismissed Islamabad's criticism of the Waqf (Amendment) Act enacted by the Parliament, saying Pakistan has no right to comment on the matter and should instead focus on protecting the rights of the neighbouring country's minorities.

The reaction from the external affairs ministry came days after Pakistan's foreign office said last Thursday that the new Indian law will undermine the Muslim community's control of Islamic charitable endowments and lead to "further marginalisation" of the community.

"We strongly reject the motivated and baseless comments made by Pakistan on the Waqf Amendment Act enacted by the Parliament of India," external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

"Pakistan h...