Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan PM Imran Khan addressed the latest violence by staff and activists of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) which enveloped Pakistan all through final week.
“ln our country it is a great misfortune that many times our political parties and religious parties use Islam wrongly and use it such that they deal damage to their own country,” mentioned Imran Khan. “The others (countries) don’t care, we only end up hurting our own people and country.”, Khan added.
“We don’t harm the country where the (blasphemy) crime happens, we are harming ourselves”, Khan mentioned later in his speech.
“میں باقی مسلم سربراہان مملکت کو ساتھ ملا کر ایسی مہم چلانے کی کوشش کر رہا ہوں جس کی کامیابی کے بعد دنیا بھر میں کسی بھی شخص کو ہمارے نبی ﷺ کی شان میں گستاخی کرنے سے خوف آئے گا” – وزیراعظم عمران خان#عمران_خان_پاسبان_حرمت_رسول#NationBehindState pic.twitter.com/pv9zYgscZk— Azhar Mashwani (@MashwaniAzhar) April 19, 2021
“Inshallah, there will come a time that even in Western countries, people will fear making the mistake the insult the Prophet. A worldwide campaign is needed to achieve this. Nobody in the West, where the mistakes (blasphemy) happen, will care about Pakistanis rioting, we’re only hurting ourselves.” Imran Khan additional clarified.
These feedback from Imran Khan come after violent protests broke out in a number of cities of Pakistan as a result of safety forces arrested Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi. TLP is a radical Islamist get together that was based in 2015 to forestall any modifications to the prevailing blasphemy regulation within the nation.
In their constitution of calls for, TLP directed the ouster of the French ambassador inside 3 months. They demanded the discharge of arrested members of the TLP and mentioned that no additional circumstances must be registered in opposition to the get together’s staff. TLP additionally demanded that Pakistan wouldn’t appoint its ambassador to France, else they’d proceed their sit-in protests.
In a video message on Sunday (April 11), TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi urged his followers to protest and hit the roads in opposition to the federal government if calls for are usually not fulfilled. This name for a national protest led to his arrest at round 2 pm on Wahdat Road in Lahore. Following his arrest, a big mob of his supporters blocked the Grand Trunk Road at a number of junctions.
On April 16, the Imran Khan-led Pakistan authorities took the choice to shut down social media web sites and messaging purposes like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all through Pakistan from 11 AM to three PM, in accordance to Pakistani media sources. Meanwhile, the French embassy in Pakistan suggested all French residents and corporations within the nation to briefly depart Pakistan which is observing a violent civil battle. This transfer comes within the wake of violent anti-France Islamist protests led by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) affecting a number of components of the nation.