RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has condemned the derogatory remarks by BJP leaders against the sanctity of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
“Pakistan Armed Forces strongly condemn blasphemous remarks by Indian officials.The outrageous act is deeply hurtful and clearly indicates extreme level of hate against Muslims and other religions in India,” said a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The remarks by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal have been widely condemned by Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and others such as Iran. The BJP has distanced itself calling it remarks by fringe groups.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also strongly condemned hurtful comments by India’s BJP leaders about Holy Prophet Mohammad Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH).
In a series of tweets, the prime minister said that India, under Modi-led fascist regime, is trampling religious freedoms and persecuting Muslims.
Terming his love for the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) as supreme, Shehbaz Sharif said all Muslims can sacrifice their lives for the love and respect of their Holy Prophet (PBUH).
The prime minister urged the global community to take note of such derogatory comments and severely reprimand India.
Meanwhile, President Dr Arif Alvi also condemned in strongest possible words the hurtful comments of India’s BJP leaders about the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and said that these derogatory and controversial remarks had hurt the feelings of all Muslims around the world.
This, he said, was the reflection of growing trend of Islamophobia in India where Muslims lived in millions. The President said that merely suspending and expelling party officials was not enough but BJP must shun and denounce its extremist and fascist Hindutva ideology.
He said that India under Modi’s hateful Hindutva philosophy was trampling religious freedoms of all its minorities and persecuting them without any impunity.
He further said that “allowing such Islamophobic remarks to continue without punishment constitutes grave danger to the protection of human rights and may lead to further prejudice and marginalization which will create a cycle of violence and hate.”
He called upon the world community, United Nations and international human rights organizations to take serious notice of rising Islamophobia and systematic religious persecution in India without impunity and take all steps necessary to put an end to it.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has also strongly condemned the completely repugnant and derogatory remarks by BJP officials about the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).
In a tweet, he said these remarks have hurt the sentiments of billions of Muslims around the world.
