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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a telephone conversation with Secretary-General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday and they discussed the issue of rising Islamophobia.
In a tweet on the social media platform Twitter, the minister said that the conversation focused on the series of Islamophobic actions in India, in particular derogatory remarks made by two senior officials of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He said he spoke to OIC Secretary-General on the totally unacceptable and condemnable remarks by Indian BJP officials towards the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
They shared concerns on rising Islamophobia and persecution of Muslims in India and the need to address that through collective efforts.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requested the National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf to hold a debate, and subsequently adopt a resolution to condemn BJP leaders’ blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the upcoming session of the assembly on Monday.
In a statement issued on Twitter, the premier denounced the violation of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) honour and said that the sacrilegious remarks have hurt the sentiments of 1.25 billion Muslims across the world.
“We want to send out a clear message to the entire world by passing a resolution that we are ready to render any sacrifice for the honour of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH),” Shehbaz wrote.