Islamabad, July 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): Pakistan welcomes the adoption of the resolution entitled “Countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence.” by the United Nations Human Rights Council. In a tweet, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said we are grateful to all the member countries of the UN Human Rights Council that supported the resolution moved by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. He said incidents like public desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden can’t be tolerated at all.

The Prime Minister said all religious symbols, holy personages and Divine Books are equally sacred for followers of all faiths. He said those indulging in such despicable and vile acts as the burning of the Holy Quran in the name of freedom of expression need to be called out publicly. Shehbaz Sharif said humanity is better served by a consensus on the resolve to safeguard our shared values of religious tolerance, pluralism and respect for all faiths.

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