Islamabad : Prime Minister Imran Khan, soon after bustles erupted throughout the country, addressed nation on Monday, saying that Pakistan was built on the principles of Islam; government is on the same page with the TLP regarding the protection of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s honor, however, expelling the ambassador of France is not the solution.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that if Pakistan starts sending back ambassadors of different countries, the economy will suffer, but it would not make a difference to France or any other country. “The West has made this an issue of freedom of speech and if we send back the French ambassador, some other European country will follow suit,” he said.
Prime Minister, bit concerned with the overall security and peace situation of country talked about the violent countrywide protests that took place over the last few days and said that vandalizing property will not reap any benefits.
He then talked about the government’s strategy to deal with Islamophobia. The PM detailed how he had been raising the issue on different international forums, including the United Nations, and also wrote to Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding the matter.
The Prime Minister said that the government believes in approaching the heads of all Muslim nations so that a collective strategy could be formulated to deal with Islamophobia.
Citing the example of how European nations came together to strengthen laws regarding Holocaust denial, he said that Muslim nations, too, should work collectively to eliminate Islamophobia which is being practised in the West in the name of freedom of speech.
