SLAMABAD – The Foreign Office on Thursday said no decision had been takenso far on expelling the Dutch ambassador over the issue of blasphemoussketches contest.
Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Faisal at a weekly press briefing saidPakistan had taken serious note to the nefarious plan of the Dutchparliamentarian on holding a blasphemous caricature contest.
He said Pakistan had raised the issue at relevant platforms and the ForeignMinister had sent letters to the OIC Secretary General and his counterpartsof Muslim countries, stressing collective efforts.
He said the OIC group of ambassadors in Geneva would take up the issue atthe session on human rights to be held in Geneva on September 10. He saidPakistan would also raise the matter at the forum of United Nations GeneralAssembly.
Whether Pakistan planned to suspend its social media services to checkblasphemous matter, Faisal said it was a very sensitive yet emotional issuefor all, however, “extreme step would not be taken unnecessarily.”