What is the consequence of this? Muslims become angry. Pakistan will spearhead the signing of this convention and make using freedom of speech to commit blasphemy a crime,” Khan said.ĭuring his speech at the convention, Khan expressed anger over the publication of cartoons and other satirical portraying Muhammad in the West, arguing that the outrage that tends to ensue soon after the images are published are used to tarnish Islam.Įvery few years, in some Western country, our dear Prophet is blasphemed against and dishonored. The campaign “would prevent people using freedom of speech as a cover for hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims around the world. State Department placed Pakistan on a special watch list for “severe violations of religious freedom.” The Muslim premier’s comments came during an event marking Muhammad’s birthday on November 20, when Khan declared that Islamabad would spearhead an international campaign against the defamation of Islam and make using freedom of speech as a pretext to commit blasphemy a crime.
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“But the entire life of Muhammad, who was Allah’s last prophet, is part of history,” the Pakistan leader added. Moses is mentioned, but there is no mention of Jesus in history,” Khan proclaimed, TOI revealed, citing a translation posted by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). “There were prophets of Allah other, but there is no mention of them in human history.