ISLAMABAD – The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday protested over a blasphemous tweet sent by a Dutch member of parliament, according to Radio Pakistan.
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua called the ambassador of the Netherlands to the FO and expressed concerns over the blasphemous tweets by Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders.
Janjua said such discriminatory acts increase violence and extremism and may lead to hatred and intolerance. “These discriminatory incidents spread hate and intolerance and provoke extremism and violence, which were prohibited under human rights laws and standards,” she said while calling upon the Dutch government to condemn and take suitable measures to counter and prevent such actions from taking place.
She said this cannot be allowed under the garb of freedom of expression.
Consequently, the Dutch ambassador assured that the concerns of the Pakistani government and people will be conveyed to the concerned authorities in the Netherlands.
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In August 2018, far-right Dutch politician Wilders cancelled a blasphemous cartoon drawing contest after large-scale protests in Pakistan.
The decision to cancel the contest, which was to be held in the Dutch parliament in November, was greeted with joy in Pakistan. An Islamic party had organised demonstrations in Lahore and Islamabad. About 10,000 supporters of the Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) called for the expulsion of the Dutch ambassador and for diplomatic ties with the Netherlands to be severed.
