“The House also urged that incidents of Islamophobia be dealt with the same seriousness as hate against other religions.”
That would be great. The Pakistani parliament doesn’t realize it, but in the West, people express hatred and contempt for, as well as thoughtful criticism of, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc. without hesitation or fear. Only in regard to Islam is the situation different, because of the threat of violence.
“Parliament condemns Islamophobic act,” Express Tribune, July 6, 2023:
The joint sitting of parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution, urging the relevant international organisations and states to legislate and criminalise desecration of symbols of religions including holy books, personalities, places of worship and followers.
The resolution, which was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Murtaza Javed Abbasi on behalf of all parties in the house, condemned the act of desecration of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden.
“This House believes in respecting all religions, beliefs and their holy books,” the resolution stated.
The House resolved that the international community should take appropriate measures for promoting interfaith harmony to ensure that any act that hurt religious sentiments might never take place in the future.
The joint sitting urged that appropriate steps be taken by Swedish authorities against the perpetrator(s) including but not limited to legal action.
The House also urged that incidents of Islamophobia be dealt with the same seriousness as hate against other religions.
This House acknowledges and appreciates the convening of the OIC [Organisation of Islamic Cooperation] session for providing a platform to compile recommendations and devise a collective future strategy to counter Islamophobia,” the resolution read.
The lawmakers from both sides of the aisle condemned the desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden and called for measures to avoid such abhorrent acts in future that insulted the sacred values of Muslims.
Speaking on a motion to discuss the situation arising out of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden in the joint sitting, they said Muslims across the globe should forge unity and raise a joint voice to stop the recurrence of such profane acts.
MNA Sahahuddin of MQM-P, while condemning the incident, said a mere statement issued by the Swedish government was not enough as the act was carried out with the permission of the court.
He added that Islam preached peace, love, tolerance and tranquility.
Sahahuddin continued that the followers of Islam did not disrespect any other religion or holy books.
He suggested a copy of resolution should also be sent to all Europeans countries and Sweden.
The MNA said it was their joint issue and for which a peaceful protest should be launched to condemn the incident.
He appreciated the prime minister’s decision to observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on Friday (today) and urged the people to fully participate in it to register their protest.
Raza Rabbani of the PPP said the desecration of holy books or religions in name of freedom of expression did not allow anyone to carry out such a heinous act.
He added that the desecration of the Holy Quran was also a blatant violation of the international laws.
Talking part in the debate, Mushtaq Ahmed of the Jamaat-e-Islami termed the incident an act of war against Islam….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Coming from the country that runs a genocide campaign against all non-muslims – Christians, Sikhs & Hindus, here’s what the non-islamic world’s response should be – 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
Jamie Phollips says
Absolutely it’s a bit rich they housed Bin Laden and tge training camps instead of thinking tgey csb make world write unenforceable laws maybe they should aMO-HAM to write another chapter in theQU’RAN about behaviour to all Muslims to live snd let live. To stop aggression, integrate into other societies treat all people with the same respect. Who knows if tgey behave maybe we all can
FYI says
‘”Acts “that hurt religious sentiments”
Like..say.. a slice of bacon found outside a mosque? …pointing out all the errors in allah’s prefect book the holey quran?…drawing a picture of Buraq, {muhammed’s flying half woman half donkey}the one he used to fly to Jerusalem?Asking awkward embarrasing questions to the dawah people like what happens on allah’s judgement day when allah sees you have a black face?Telling jokes{there are no jokes in islam said ayatollah khomeni}
Student:how did muhammed get to Jerusalem?
imam:eh..On buraq a lfying donkey with a woman’s face
Student:no seriously.
imam yeah ,on a flying donkey with a woman’s face
Us infidels have the right to parody and Jokes..and Beer..and Bacon
muslims should become infidels.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I believe that Buraq would be a winged centaur, rather than a donkey, since he had a human head but the body of a horse, but w/ wings
FYI says
Yes most likely.
“He added that islam preached peace ,love, tolerance ,tranquility”
{Joke of the day}
So he didn’t read the koran then.And next he’ll be telling us infidels{‘The WORST of created beings”}some tall tale that the moon was split in two.
John says
what happens to people with black faces as per Islam?
Jack Reynolds says
Hmmm … How about if we begin with outlawing the killing of non-Muslims ???
Sam says
What about my sentiments when they threaten my life on account of being an infidel and never in a month of Sundays likely to support Islam
Hoi Polloi says
Here’s one vote for giving him and his ilk what he says he wants: outlaw islam for its long history of violence against others based on its claims that it’s the superior religion.
somehistory says
The fact is, the oic said that **only** islam is a **religion.** That means that to the mozlums wanting a “law” regarding beliefs, personalities, places of worship, etc., they mean only for mozlums.
there are already laws against murder, kidnapping, theft, destruction of property, and rape, but mozlums freely engage in these lawless actions….every day of the week and several times on Fridays.
When the mozlums took over a church in Israel several years ago at Christmas time, they used the Bibles inside to …on and tore them as well. How many riots, burnings, and demands for “respect” went on after? How many demands for a new law to ban that kind of thing?
mozlums are devil-class hypocrites. In pakistan, they murder, imprison, rape, kidnap, and forcibly *convert* girls of other faiths, and claim this is their right.
If I had a book of demon filth, I would burn it and if I knew any curses, and said curses, I would say them as I burned it.
If mozlums want respect for their book, they should do a re-write…like what has been done with other books recently….to take out all of the offensive words. Until then, and until they stop murdering and raping, destroying and stealing, their “feelings” don’t matter one bean.
PRCS says
“they should do a re-write”
They can’t.
Kenneth Johnson says
The desecration of the “Holy Quran” is unaccepable for Muslems but the wholeslale slaughtert of Christians in Nigeria is OK. And where isit anywhere except in dreamjs isx Islam eaching peace, l,ove, tolerance and tranquility Please shpw it to me. KEN
Ray Jarman says
+1 Kenneth Johnson – You could not have said it better as 2300 + Nigerian Christians slaughtered in the past six months and they just burned an ancient church in France and the daily horrors faced by all non-Muslims in Pakistan attest to the love shown in the un-holy book.
Kenneth Johnson says
Correctioin – is Islam preaching peachk, love,k tolerancend tr tranqujility. He is reading from a diffeenct book thn I am. KEN
abu taleb says
> Sahahuddin continued that the followers of Islam did not disrespect any other religion or holy books.
Yeah right, Islam did not disrespect any other religion or holy book, only call other people the worst creature who should be killed or enslaved.
Afterall, it is for the benefit of the non muslims, if they are killed by muslims, their will have shorten punishment in hell because they have fewer sins from the shorten life. The non muslims should be grateful to the muslims if they are killed, raped, enslaved by the muslims, the best people of Allah.
Tatanka says
“He added that Islam preached peace, love, tolerance and tranquility.”
I wonder what rock that idiot lives under.
S far as i am concerned they can tear up and burn every copy of that satanic book they can find and flatten or blow up every mosque in the world
alexreid says
What about Islam hurting the Sentiments of Everything & Everybody that is non-Muslim? Come to think of it….. Muslims come to harm from other Muslims on a whim, a grievance, real or imaginary.
davidafoot says
What about the burning of entire Christian churches some times with Bibles inside, some times with Christians inside?
In England and France happens all the time, do Pakistani jump up and down about this or is it only for the evil recipe book of misogyny, terror and many other evils?
davidafoot says
1 .From a differnt point of view, in the West if I have a property and I don’t want it any more or I never liked it or whatever is going through my head, I can burn it. Sharia should not be able to impose the Islamic Empire in Engand and condition the right to property. It is incredible that the thought even occurs, like Marxism it attacks the right of property.
2 .Then there is the freedom of thought aspect, if I want to express my disapproval of misogyny or whatever and I decide to burn or tear up, why should Sharia impose itself and place itself above English law? Which gives me that right?
How dear somebody set such a precedent in England?
The House of Lords in 2008 found that Islamic law is incompatible with English law, and that is how it should stay.
KoshsShadow says
So will Pakistan support a law banning hurting Jewish, Christian, and Hindu religious sentiments?
Didn’t think so