The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday summoned the French ambassador, MarcBaréty, to lodge a “strong protest” against the publication of blasphemoussketches and recent comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron.
In a statement, FO Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said that theambassador was handed over a dossier by the special secretary (Europe).
The ambassador was told about Pakistan’s condemnation of the publication ofblasphemous sketches and the comments later made by Macron, thespokesperson said.
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On Wednesday, Macron had criticisedlinkIslamistsand vowed not to “give up cartoons” depicting Prophet Muhammad (Peace BeUpon Him). The French president also contended that Samuel Paty, a teacherwho was beheadedlinkrecentlyfor showing the blasphemous sketches, was “killed because Islamists wantour future”.
