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Senate unanimously passes resolution against blasphemous caricatures

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ISLAMABAD: Senate on Monday unanimously passed a resolution and strongly condemned recurring systematic pattern of Islamophobia and attacks on Islam and Muslims under the label of freedom of expression.
The resolution was moved by Leader of the House in the Senate Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem.
The resolution strongly condemned the latest attempt of illegal and Islamophobic acts of republication of caricatures of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in France.
“Believing that such condemnable acts, especially when supported by governments, further accentuate discord, alienation and divide between the followers of different faiths”, the said resolution.
The resolution, “reaffirmed that the love for our beloved Prophet (PBUH) is beyond any doubt a part of our faith and no Muslim can tolerate such horrendous acts”.
Representing sentiments of Pakistani nation and the Muslim world as a whole; the upper house expressed serious concerns over such vile incidents
which provoked Muslim’s reaction which also caused hurts sentiments of
Muslims.
The house strongly urged the international community to come up with a framework to stop recurrence of such acts in future so as to ensure peaceful coexistence as well as social and interfaith harmony.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.