Millions of people on Friday rallied in streets across the country, condemning the incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, as the nation observed ‘Youm-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran’ (Quran Sanctity Day). The Christian community and their religious leaders in different cities of the country registered their protest against the Sweden incident. Read Protesters attempt burning copies of Holy Quran on French islandJamaat-e-Islami Karachi Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressed a protest of the minority community at the Karachi Press Club. Political parties, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and others staged more than 200 protests across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Gilgit-Baltistan. The desecration of the Quran in Sweden is another example of the rising Islamophobic mindset that seeks to dehumanise and denigrate our faith.

Source: The Nation July 07, 2023 10:28 UTC