Religious and political groups will protest in various locations across the country against the heinous act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden on the occasion of Eid ul Adha.
The Jamat-e-Islami (JI) issued a protest appeal today (Monday) outside the Swedish embassy in Islamabad, condemning the burning of a copy of the sacred book by a man in the Swiss city.
JI’s Islamabad Amir Nasarullah Randhawa told a press conference that the protest march against the horrific deed would begin at F-6 Markaz and end at the Swedish Embassy. He stated that a huge number of residents would attend the protest event, which will begin at 5 p.m. today.
The JI leader asked that the government register its strong opposition to the desecration of the Holy Quran in all forums while representing the feelings of Muslims.
Randhawa further requested that diplomatic relations be severed with Sweden if the government did not take such horrific acts seriously and take steps to prevent such tragedies in the future.
Meanwhile, the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) protested outside Karachi Press Club on Sunday against the tragic tragedy in Sweden, which has been strongly denounced around the world.
Allama Sadiq Jafferi, the party’s president, demanded that the Foreign Office summon the ambassador and other diplomatic officials from the Swedish embassy to submit a strong protest against the recent incidence of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, which has been highly denounced around the world.
The MWM president claimed that the Pakistani government, specifically Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, had remained silent in a “criminal way” following the desecration episode in Sweden.
He urged the Swedish government to ensure that the perpetrators of the current event received harsh punishment.
According to Jafferi, the Swedish government’s decision to allow the tragic tragedy to occur in its country was inexcusable.
Other speakers who addressed the protesters urged that the government expel the Swedish ambassador from the country after declaring him persona non grata, pointing out that this was not the first event in Sweden.
