The nation will observe Friday as ‘Day of the Sanctity of the Holy Quran’ and to protest against the act of desecration in the Swedish capital of Stockholm on the appeal of Prime Minister Shehbaz Shairf. It was decided in the meeting that Friday, July 7, 2023, would be observed as Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran (Day of the Sanctity of the Holy Quran) with nationwide protest rallies against the Sweden incident. Honouring the Holy Quran is part of our faith, [and] we are all united for it.”PM Shehbaz said, “Misguided minds are pursuing a nefarious agenda by spreading the negative trend of Islamophobia. “These unabated incidents demand immediate action by the Human Rights Council,” he said. Algeria, Malaysia, Qatar, Sudan, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates are among the 19 OIC countries on the 47-member Human Rights Council.
