PM urges Muslim countries to collectively carry out an effective campaign against Islamophobia

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has addressed the nation on television and radio on Monday. He urged the heads of states to collectively carry out an effective campaign against Islamophobia to get the West understood that it hurts 1.25 billion Muslims.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister has said that a collective strategy by Muslim Ummah will have an effect on the West to prevent the incidents of blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Sallam Khatim-un-Nabiyeen. He said when fifty heads of Muslim countries declare that they would boycott trade with the West if any incident of blasphemy occurs, it would have an impact.

“I will lead the campaign and will not disappoint the nation as well as Muslims of the world in this regard,” he said.

Imran Khan expressed the confidence that we will succeed in our mission to convince the Western world that any disrespect to our Prophet (PBUH) in the name of freedom of expression causes pain to Muslims. He said he has been raising voice against Islamophobia at international forums including the OIC, the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Commission and the UN human rights organizations.

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The Prime Minister has said that after the blasphemous incident in France, he wrote letters to the heads of states of Muslim countries, urging them to launch a collective campaign against Islamophobia. He said that he also wrote a letter to the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg to check blasphemous content on the social media platform.

Imran Khan has said that the objective of his government and the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to uphold sanctity of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAWS) is the same, however, there is a difference in approach. He said that the demand of TLP of expulsion of the French Ambassador will not cause any damage to France, but rather badly affect Pakistan in many ways, particularly economy.

“We need to be united at this point when the country is on the positive trajectory of economic growth with increase in exports, large scale manufacturing and job opportunities, stability in rupee value and wealth creation,” he added.

He urged the Ulema to play their constructive role and assist the government in this matter.