ISLAMABAD – The Ambassador of Norway was called to the Foreign Office inIslamabad on Saturday to convey deep concern of the government and peopleof Pakistan over the incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in theNorwegian city of Kristiansand.
Pakistan’s condemnation of this action was reiterated in the meeting.
It was underscored that such actions hurt the sentiments of 1.3 billionMuslims around the world, including those in Pakistan.
Furthermore, such actions could not be justified in the name of freedom ofexpression.
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The Norwegian authorities were urged to bring those responsible to justiceand to prevent the recurrence of any such incident in the future.
The Ambassador of Pakistan in Oslo has also been instructed to conveyPakistan’s protest and deep concern to the Norwegian authorities.
