*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan strongly condemned on Friday an attempt by an extremeright-wing group to burn the Holy Quran in a recent demonstration inKristiansand, Norway.*
‘Stop the Islamisation of Norway’ is the name the group goes by. It held aprotest against Islam on November 16 and attempted to burn a copy of theQuran.
“We respect all the religions and expects others to respect ours,” MohammadFaisal Khan, the spokesperson for the Foreign Office, said in a statement.
In September 2019, a 22-year-old Norwegian man attempted to kill Muslimworshipers in a mosque in Oslo.
Just three worshipers were inside the Al-Noor mosque when the shooteropened fire. He was overpowered by an elderly man. No one was killed in theattack.
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The anti-Islam protest sparked anger among Muslims across the world.According to a reporter, over 150,000 Muslims lives in Norway alone.
According to *Anadolu news agencylink*,the Turkish government asked the Norwich government to “prevent suchactions” and “bring those responsible to justice as soon as possible”.
