Deputy speaker, Qasim Suri chaired a meeting of the National Assembly today. Politician Khawaja Asif addressed the NA session and commenced with saying that the government has not been able to meet its in-house members’ needs due to lack of quorum. Four holidays have been observed in a week and there has been silent uprising … Read more
Allama Tahir Ashrafi, Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council and Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Interfaith Harmony urged OIC to raise its voice against the publication of blasphemous Sketches and to enact legislation at the UN level. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Allama Tahir-ul-Ashrafi said that everyone must play their role in eradicating extremism, … Read more
A man of Pakistani descent detained in connection with a knife attack near the former offices of the blasphemous cartoon magazine Charlie Hebdo in the French capital, Paris, has been charged with terrorism. According to the foreign news agency AP, the accused told investigators that he reacted angrily to the publication of blasphemous sketches of … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has strongly condemned the publication of blasphemous sketches by French Magazine Charlie Hebdo. In a video statement on Thursday, the foreign minister said these caricatures have hurt the sentiments of millions of Muslims across the world. Qureshi said, “Pakistan has conveyed its concerns to the French government on the despicable … Read more
