ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution strongly condemning desecration of the Holy Quran in Norway.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan presented the resolution. It said that deliberate putting Muslims’ holy book on fire is not less than
terrorism and provocation, hurting the sentiments of Muslim Ummah.
The resolution demanded of the government to continuously highlight that how much Muslims' sentiments get hurt over such incidents.
NA pays tribute to Muslim youth Omar
It also paid rich tribute to Muslim youth Omar who bravely stopped the person, attempting to burn a copy of the Holy Quran in Norway.
The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that Pakistan has improved its position on ease of doing business index and has jumped to 108th position as compared to 136th position last year out of total 190 economies.
Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan strongly condemned an
attempt to desecrate the Holy Quran by an extremist right-wing group in the Norwegian city of Kristiansand.
According to the sources, the prime minister condemned the Norweign incident in PTI’s core committee meeting. He also directed Foreign Ministry to write to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to raise the issue and said such activities against Islam would not be tolerated.
