ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said the best way to fight Islamophobia was first to recognise it and then lead the world to reject this abhorrent attitude.
Responding to a tweet of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau on social media platform Twitter, the president said, “The best way to fight Islamophobia is first to recognise it & then lead citizens of Canada, indeed of the world to reject this abhorrent attitude. Prime Minister Imran Khan has drawn attention of the world & it is nice to see leaders of nations responding pro-actively.”
The best way to fight Islamohobia is first to recognise it & then lead citizens of Canada, indeed of the world to reject this abhorrent attitude.@ImranKhanPTI has drawn attention of the world & it is nice to see leaders of nations responding pro-activelyhttps://t.co/luoZZkVb5Y
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) January 30, 2022
Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed the appointment of a special representative by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to deal with Islamophobia.
In a message on Twitter, Imran Khan said that he welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “unequivocal condemnation of Islamophobia and his plan to appoint a special representative to combat this contemporary scourge.”
“His timely call to action resonates with what I have long argued. Let us join hands to put an end to this menace,” the prime minister said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau previously said that Islamophobia is not acceptable at any cost and vowed to make his country safer for Muslims. “Islamophobia is unacceptable. Full stop,” he said in a Twitter message.
He said that they need to put an end to this hate and make their communities safer for Muslim Canadians. “To help with that, we intend to appoint a Special Representative on combatting Islamophobia.”
I welcome Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau‘s unequivocal condemnation of #Islamophobia & his plan to appoint a Special Representative to combat this contemporary scourge. His timely call to action resonates with what I have long argued. Let us join hands to put an end to this menace
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 30, 2022
Prime Minister Imran Khan has earlier also welcomed the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin in which he said that blasphemy does not count as freedom of expression.
“I welcome President Putin’s statement which reaffirms my message that insulting our Holy Prophet PBUH is not ” freedom of expression,” he said, adding, “We Muslims, especially the Muslim leaders, must spread this message to leaders of the non-Muslim world to counter Islamophobia.”
On Saturday, the Canadian Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen highlighted the federal government’s intention to appoint a special representative on combatting Islamophobia, saying that “this appointment will be part of a renewed Government of Canada Anti-Racism Strategy,” a statement issued by the Government of Canada said.
Last year, the Canadian government had announced its intention to make January 29 a National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia.
