Monday, October 26th, 2020
Pak summons French envoy to lodge protest
Civilised nations should respect Muslim sentiments says Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned French envoy Marc Barety to register protest over the anti-Islam campaign a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan denounced French President Emmanuel Macron for hurting sentiments of Muslims around the world. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had also denounced the decision of the French President for allowing display of blasphemous cartoons. “Civilised nations should respect Muslim sentiments,” he added. The foreign minister said he will take up the issue inRead More
Pakistan to take up matter with OIC
Shujat Hamza ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Religious Harmony Maulana Tahir Ashrafi has said the issue of blasphemous caricatures will be taken up at the forum of OIC. In a tweet on Monday, he said France has badly hurt the sentiments of Muslims in the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal. The Special Representative said Prime Minister Imran Khan has already raised the desecration of sanctities at every forum. Tahir Ashrafi said love for holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) more than anything else in the world is part of our faith.
French diplomats advised to stay indoors
DNA ISLAMABAD: The French diplomats residing in Islamabad have been advised to stay indoors keeping in view the recent blasphemous cartoons issue. According to details the French diplomats are required not to attend public gatherings and functions in order to avoid any untoward incident because public sentiments on the cartoons issue are highly charged. The diplomats have been asked to wait for the proper moment in order to resume their work outside the mission. It may be mentioned here that the Foreign Office on Monday called the French envoy andRead More
FPCCI’s entire media committee resign in protest
(October 26) The FPCCI’s Central Standing Committee on Media and Broadcasting has resigned protesting the policies of the leadership of FPCCI and Businessman Panel. Convener of the committee Usama Khan Warsi was first to resign followed by deputy convener Ms Robina Tasneem. They said that they have resigned due to wrong policies and a humiliating attitude of president FPCCI and chairman of Businessman Panel. Mian Zahid Hussain took the right decision to part ways with the Businessmen Panel which is being run as a family business, they said, adding thatRead More
European Union Provides over €1m to support flood victims in Pakistan
DNA ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 – The European Union has allocated €1.15 million (over 220 million Pakistani Rupee) in response to the devastating monsoon rains and floods that swept across large parts of Pakistan between August and September. The funding will help address the most pressing needs of close to 175,000 people in the hardest hit provinces of the country. This is part of a multi-donor response that will support over 420,000 people. “We stand by the people of Pakistan, many of whom have suffered tremendous losses in the wake of theRead More
Buhari urges peace as inquiry into shooting begins
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for peace as a judicial panel set up to investigate police abuses in the commercial hub of Lagos begins sittings on Monday. The investigative panel was one of the demands of the protesters who want police officers accused of abuse to be held accountable. They also want victims of police brutality or their relatives to be compensated by the government. Lagos state was the first of the country’s 36 states to set up a panel and has asked people to submit complaints. In aRead More