Pakistan lodges Facebook protest with US


Express May 22, 2010

WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani lodged Pakistan's official protest over the blasphemous sketches on Facebook, on Saturday.

The Pakistani ambassador met US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke in Washington and stated that religion is a very sensitive issue for Pakistanis.

Haqqani stressed that people of the country cannot tolerate disrespect of their beloved Prophet (PBUH).

It may be mentioned here that the foreign office was ordered by the Lahore High Court to formally register a protest with the US on the issue of blasphemous sketches.

The report of Pakistan's protest will be submitted before the court.

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