LONDON: Just days after Islamabad lodged a protest with Britain over a display of anti-Pakistan slogans on London taxicabs, over 100 buses are now crisscrossing London with anti-Pakistan advertisements.
The World Baloch Organisation (WBO) has launched the third phase of a malicious campaign against Pakistan after taxis and billboards, according to a Hindustan Timesreport.
On November 3, the Pakistani High Commission had taken up the issue with Transport For London (TFL) after a few iconic cabs were spotted carrying ‘Free Balochistan’ slogans in parts of Zone 1 & 2 in Central London, while Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua had summoned British High Commissioner Thomas Drew at the Foreign Office to convey Islamabad’s concern over the slogans seen on some cabs in London.
Drew was told that the propaganda against Pakistan’s territorial sovereignty would not be tolerated. The issue was raised with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Pakistan’s High Commissioner to England Syed Ibne Abbas as well.
The London campaign was similar to the one conducted in Geneva last month by an outfit called ‘Baluchistan House’ which ran an expensive campaign across the transport networks of the city.
Transport for London had ordered the removal of the offensive ads from London cabs immediately after the matter was brought to their notice.