ISLAMABAD: A leading Pakistani right-wing party on Monday condemned a recent function held in support of gay rights at Islamabad's US embassy and described it as "cultural terrorism" . Deputy ambassador Richard Hoagland had hosted the event on June 26, but a statement on it was posted on the embassy website on Sunday. The statement said the event was its first gay and lesbian pride celebration . Over 75 people including Pakistani gay community leaders attended the meeting.

"Such people are a curse for the society and social garbage,'' said Jamaat-e-Islami in a statement . It described the event as the second most dangerous US attack after drone and missile strikes. "The participants don't deserve to be Muslims or Pakistani and the support and protection announced by the US administration for them is the worst social and cultural terrorism against Pakistan.''

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