Chairman GHWFP applauded PM Khan's principle stance against French President.

KARACHI -- The Chairman Global Helpline Welfare Foundation Pakistan (GHWFP), Syed Samsaam Ali Rizvi hugely appreciated the Prime Minister Imran Khan's principle stance by denouncing what he called was "encouragement of Islamophobia" by French President Emmanuel Macron, saying the European leader had chosen to "deliberately provoke" Muslims, including his own citizens. In a series of tweets, the premier said that the sign of a leader was that he united people, like former South African president Nelson Mandela. "Thisis a time when President Macron could have put healing touch and denied space to extremists rather than creating further polarisation and marginalisation that inevitably leadsto

radicalisation," he said. The premier regretted that the French president had instead chosen to encourage Islamophobia by "attacking Islam rather than the terrorists who carry out violence, be it Muslims, White Supremacists or Nazi ideologists". PM was referring to comments made on Wednesday by President Macron in which he criticised Islamists and vowed not to "give up...

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