Pakistan strongly condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden, Norway

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the recent incidents of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden’s Malmo and Oslo in Norway.

The spokesperson of the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement that the rise of such Islamophobic occurrences goes against the spirit of any religion, whereas, the freedom of speech cannot justify religious hatred.

#Pakistan strongly condemns the recent incidents of desecration of Holy Quran in Malmo #Sweden & Oslo #Norway.

The rise of such Islamophobic occurrences goes against the spirit of any religion. Freedom of speech can’t justify religious hatred. 1/2

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) August 30, 2020

It added, “Ensuring respect for religious beliefs of others is a collective responsibility and is absolutely critical for global peace & prosperity.”

Ensuring respect for religious beliefs of others is a collective responsibility and is absolutely critical for global peace & prosperity. 2/2 @UN @OIC_OCI @OIC_IPHRC

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) August 30, 2020