Pakistan condemns French magazine’s decision to republish blasphemous sketches

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Pakistan has strongly condemned the decision by the infamous French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, to re-publish deeply offensive blasphemous sketches. In a tweet, Foreign Office spokesperson, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that such a deliberate act to offend the sentiments of Muslims cannot be justified as an exercise in press freedom or freedom of expression.

#Pakistan condemns in the strongest terms the decision by the French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, to re-publish deeply offensive caricature of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). 1/2

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) September 1, 2020

He said such actions undermine the global aspirations for peaceful coexistence as well as social and interfaith harmony.

Such a deliberate act to offend the sentiments of billions of Muslims cannot be justified as an exercise in press freedom or freedom of expression. Such actions undermine the global aspirations for peaceful co-existence as well as social and inter-faith harmony. 2/2

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) September 1, 2020