Senseless and provocative Islamophobic act hurts the religious sensitivities of over 1.5 billion Muslims, says FO
\n Islamabad
\nPakistan has strongly condemned the abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, saying the \u201csenseless and provocative Islamophobic act hurts the religious sensitivities of over 1.5 billion Muslims around the world\u201d.
\n\u201cSuch actions are not covered under any legitimate expression of the right to freedom of expression or opinion, which carries responsibilities under international human rights law, such as the obligation not to carry out hate speech and incite people to violence,\u201d the Foreign Office said in a statement on Saturday.
\n\u201cIslam is a religion of peace and Muslims, including in Pakistan, believe in respecting all religions. These principles must be supported by all,\u201d the FO statement added.
\nIslamabad urged the international community to show a common resolve against Islamophobia, xenophobia, intolerance and incitement to violence on the basis of religion or belief, and work together for promoting inter-faith harmony and peaceful coexistence.
\n\u201cPakistan\u2019s concerns are being conveyed to the authorities in Sweden. We urge them to be mindful of the sentiments of the people of Pakistan and the Muslims worldwide and take steps to prevent Islamophobic acts,\u201d the communiqu\u00e9 stated.
\nAccording to Reuters, an anti-immigrant politician from the far-right fringe burned a copy of the holy book near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm.
\n\u201cWe condemn in the strongest possible terms the vile attack on our holy book … permitting this anti-Islam act, which targets Muslims and insults our sacred values, under the guise of freedom of expression is completely unacceptable,\u201d the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Senseless and provocative Islamophobic act hurts the religious sensitivities of over 1.5 billion Muslims, says FO Islamabad Pakistan has strongly condemned the abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, saying the \u201csenseless and provocative Islamophobic act hurts the religious sensitivities of over 1.5 billion Muslims around the world\u201d. \u201cSuch actions are not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-308906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n