Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that insults to religion, respected religious figures, sacred scriptures and symbols cannot be condoned under selfish pretexts of freedom of expression and protest.As the collective voice of the Islamic world, the OIC A coordinated and comprehensive strategy should be developed on this issue and the issue should be raised with the UN Secretary General and other relevant UN forums and institutions.

According to a statement issued by the media wing of the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif had a telephone conversation with Secretary General Hussain Brahim Taha of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Referring to the frequent incidents of public desecration of the Holy Quran, the Prime Minister strongly condemned these deliberate and provocative actions by Pakistan, which hurt the sentiments of Muslims around the world.

He said that insulting religion, respected religious figures, holy scriptures and symbols under selfish pretexts of freedom of expression and protest cannot be condoned.

The Prime Minister appreciated the role of the OIC Secretary General in articulating the concerns and demands of the Muslim Ummah regarding these trends and incidents of Islamophobia. He said that as the collective voice of the Islamic world, the OIC should develop a coherent and comprehensive strategy, aimed at raising global awareness of its vision and countering the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment and Islamophobia. To create legal and political resistance against the events.

Welcoming an urgent debate on the issue at the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, the Prime Minister further urged the OIC to take up the issue with the UN Secretary-General and other relevant UN fora and bodies. Should.