PM Imran Khan to raise issue of French blasphemous cartoons at global forums

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to raise his voice against the republication of blasphemous cartoons in France, according to a report in Geo News. 

According to sources, the prime minister was chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday where he informed senior members of the cabinet that he would write letters to Muslim heads of state on the issue.

“In the letter, the prime minister would ask them to show unity and solidarity on the issue of blasphemous caricatures,” the sources said.

وزیرِ اعظم عمران خان کی زیر صدارت وفاقی کابینہ کا اجلاسpic.twitter.com/b0hwNjfW6D

— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) October 27, 2020

He said no one would be allowed to mock and disrespect the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) under the garb of freedom of expression.

The members of the federal cabinet slammed the anti-Islamic statements by French President Emmanuel Macron.