Naik, who arrived in Pakistan at the invitation of the government on Tuesday for a month-long visit, was given a red-carpet welcome and subsequently met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has condemned controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik’s visit to Pakistan, calling it “disappointing but not surprising.” MEA spokesperson Randheer Jaiswal expressed the ministry’s reaction during a press briefing yesterday,

Naik is scheduled to deliver lectures in major Pakistani cities, including Kara­chi, Islamabad and Lahore. It is Naik's first visit to Pakistan in three decades, PTI reported.