Protesters take seven officials hostage in Pakistan
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The protests have paralysed cities and led to the deaths of six policemen
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The protests have paralysed cities and led to the deaths of six policemen
At least seven Pakistan police officers and special rangers were taken hostage on Sunday by supporters of a radical Islamist party, officials said, after days of violent anti-France protests.
Rioting has rocked the country since Monday, when the leader of the now-banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was detained in the second biggest city Lahore after calling for the expulsion of the French ambassador.
The protests have paralysed cities and led to the deaths of six policemen, prompting the French embassy to recommend all its nationals temporarily leave the country.
Insulting Prophet should be same as denying Holocaust, says Imran Khan
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Pakistan Prime Minister speaks after Anti-France protests.
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Pakistan Prime Minister speaks after Anti-France protests. Western governments should treat people who insult the Prophet Muhammed the same as those who deny the Holocaust, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday.
Speaking a week after violent protests in Pakistan by a radical Islamist party outraged by French government support for magazines publishing cartoons of Mohammed, Mr. Khan said insulting the Prophet hurt Muslims around the world.
“We Muslims have the greatest love & respect for our Prophet,” he tweeted.