Pakistanis slam Charlie Hebdo reprint of blasphemous cartoons
Thousands of people rallied against French magazine Charlie Hebdo for the reprint of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in different cities of Pakistan on Friday, calling death to France.
The French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo reprinted the provocative caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed that were cited as the reason for a deadly attack at its head office in 2015. The move coincides with start of trial on September 2, of 14 alleged accomplices in the terrorist attack.
A big protest was organized in Karachi's business district, the rally ended at press club creating sever traffic jam in downtown. Similar rallies were organized in major cities of Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Quetta. A small number of protesters turned out in eastern city of Lahore due to heavy rains on Friday.
Pakistan believes in freedom of expression; however such liberty does not mean to have license to hurt religious sentiments of others, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's foreign minister said in a video message on Thursday, September 3.
"I strongly condemn the French magazine Charlie Hebdo on my own behalf and on the behalf of the government of Pakistan. The blasphemous sketches have hurt the feelings of millions of Muslims," Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said.
(Source: Reuters)
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