SLAMABAD – Over the much sensitive issue of the Desecration of HolyQuran, Pakistan makes a key demand from the government of Norway.
Pakistan on Saturday urged Norway to bring those involved in desecration ofthe Holy Quran incident to justice and to prevent the recurrence of anysuch incident in the future.
As per details, the Ambassador of Norway was called to the Foreign officeand was conveyed the deep concern of the government and people of Pakistanover the incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Norwegian city ofKristiansand.
Foreign Office said that Pakistan’s condemnation of this action wasreiterated and it was underscored that such actions hurt the sentiments of1.3 billion Muslims around the world, including those in Pakistan.
Furthermore, such actions could not be justified in the name of freedom ofexpression, Foreign Office said.
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The Ambassador of Pakistan in Oslo has also been instructed to conveyPakistan’s protest and deep concern to the Norwegian authorities.
Muslims across the world have been praising the Muslim man – now beingcalled the ‘Defender of Quran’ – who attacked Lars Thorsen, the leader ofthe ‘Stop Islamisation of Norway (SIAN)’, for burning a copy of the HolyQuran during an anti-Islam rally in Norway.
The incident happened in the city of Kristiansand despite apparent warningsfrom local police officials when the anti-Islam group said it planned to doso.
