Free Speech Death Watch Update: “Senate condemns blasphemous cartoons, anti-Islam film,” by Iftikhar A. Khan for Dawn (thanks to Twostellas):
ISLAMABAD, April 25: The Senate on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the publication of blasphemous cartoons in some European countries and the release of an anti-Islam documentary by a Dutch parliamentarian. It urged the United Nations to put an end to activities against Islam and ensure respect for all religions.
The resolution said that the sacrilegious acts had hurt the sentiments of Muslims and violated international laws, including the UN Charter, and also laws of the countries where the sacrilege had been committed.
The resolution said such sacrilegious acts had harmed the efforts of the Dutch and Danish governments to build bridges between religions and civilisations.
The resolution urged the UN to take “all necessary legal, political and administrative steps to curb this trend”….