When Late Feroze Khan’s “Pakistan Was Made in The Name of Islam but…” Comment Led to A Ban On Him in

Feroze passed on a few comments on the Muslim religion and it sparked controversy in Pakistan and hence the actor was banned.

Feroze Khan is now one of Bollywood's most well-known actors. Since he began his acting career, the actor has been one of the most famous names in the world. He died in April 2009. But did you know that the late actor was barred from entering Pakistan by former President Pervez Musharraf? Read on to find out more about latest Bollywood news.

Feroze made a few remarks about the Muslim faith, which caused outrage in Pakistan, and the actor was consequently banned.

According to a private television channel citing Presidency sources, “Feroze Khan has been banned from entering Pakistan in future. The President’s decision has been communicated to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.”

Following Musharraf's order, the Pakistani channel ARY News informed the Interior Ministry and the Foreign Office of the country about Khan's ban.

According to the article, “The President House has taken serious notice of his remarks which were widely covered in the Indian and Pakistani media and directed the concerned authorities to blacklist him and impose ban on his next entry into Pakistan.”

As stated in the report, the Pakistan Foreign Office would notify the High Commissioner in New Delhi that Feroze Khan would not be granted a visa in the future.

The actor had said, “I am a proud Indian. India is a secular country. Muslims there are making lot of progress. Our President is a Muslim, Prime Minister a Sikh. Pakistan was made in the name of Islam but look how the Muslims are killing each other. I have not come here on my own. I was invited to come. Our films are so powerful that your government could not stop them for long.”

“My brother did not mean what he said,” Akbar Khan, Feroze Khan's younger brother, said in response to Feroze Khan's remarks. “It was merely a slip of tongue. We are very upset on the comment made by BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in which he has called my brother a ‘true nationalist’. He is treating my brother in a wrong light.”

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