SWAT – Prime Minister Imran Khan has credited his government for thesuccess a day after United Nations passed Pakistan-backed resolution,designating March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
Speaking at a public gathering in Swat, the premier recalled Pakistan’syears-long struggle to get the resolution against Islamophobia passed bythe United Nations.
Addressing the controversial hijab ban in neighbouring state, Khanlambasted Indian court for banning the traditional headscarf in Karnatakastate. He termed banning Indian girls from wearing hijab by the Indiancourt as Islamophobia.
Congratulatory messages have been coming from Muslim states on the approvalof the historic resolution, Khan said while mentioning his speech at the UN.
Taking the credit, PM Imran said no Pakistani leader had earlier raised theissue at the UN as masses used to vandalise streets and states’ propertywhenever Islam was insulted.
He explained that after September 11 attacks, the West pushed rhetoric tolink Islam with terrorism. “Terrorism has no religion, and despite Islamhaving no links with terrorism, a perception was created that terrorism isbeing spread across the world due to terrorism,” he added.
Did you ever persuade any Western leader to speak against Islamophobia? Didyou even speak to them?, PM asked JUI-F Chief Fazlur Rehman while slammingopposition at the mass gathering in the country’s northwestern region.
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He lambasted Fazl for taking out rallies against him and naming him thesupporter of the Jewish lobby. Khan added that Fazl does politics in thename of religion and joins every government.
Taking a jibe at deposed premier Nawaz Sharif and told him that when he washolding papers to speak with former US president Barack Obama, he shouldhave at least held two papers that mentioned the Kashmir issue andIslamophobia.
Slaves only consider money as their ‘god’ and worship it, he said whilementioning that he ‘looks eye-to-eye’ with foreign leaders.
Khan made the comments a day after the UN General Assembly adopted byconsensus a resolution declaring March 15 as International Day to CombatIslamophobia.
The resolution marks the day when a gunman entered two mosques inChristchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 victims and injuring 40 others.
