Pakistan lodges protest with Dutch envoy over objectionable tweets

Press Trust of India  |  Islamabad 

on Thursday summoned of the to the and lodged a strong protest on objectionable tweets by rightwing Dutch Parliamentarian

"The conveyed deep concern and disappointment of the government and people of on continued and deliberate malicious attempts of the Dutch Parliamentarian to hurt the sentiments of hundreds of millions across the world," it said.

"These discriminatory incidents spread hate and intolerance and provoke extremism and violence, which were prohibited under human rights laws and standards," she said.

She called upon the to condemn and take suitable measures to counter and prevent such actions from taking place.

The Dutch assured that concerns of government and people of would be conveyed to the concerned authorities in the

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First Published: Thu, October 25 2018. 22:30 IST