Times of Islamabad

Pakistani PM Imran Khan hits out against French President Emmanuel Macron

Pakistani PM Imran Khan hits out against French President Emmanuel Macron

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday said that French PresidentEmmanuel Macron has attacked and hurt the sentiments of millions of Muslimsin Europe and across the world by attacking Islam without having anyunderstanding of it.

PM Imran Khan, in a tweet said that hallmark of a leader is he unites humanbeings, as Mandela did, rather than dividing them.

This is a time when President Macron could have put healing touch anddenied space to extremists rather than creating further polarisation andmarginalisation that inevitably leads to radicalisation, he said.

Condemning statement of French President, Imran Khan said it is unfortunatethat he has chosen to encourage Islamophobia by attacking Islam rather thanthe terrorists who carry out violence, be it Muslims, White Supremacists orNazi ideologists.

The PM said sadly, President Macron has chosen to deliberately provokeMuslims, including his own citizens.