Pakistan strongly condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Denmark, Netherlands.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned yet another 'abhorrent' act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Denmark and the Netherlands last week, calling it the manifestation of growing hatred and Islamophobia.

In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, 'Such hateful acts are racist, xenophobic and Islamophobic. Their repeated occurrence calls into question the legal framework behind which the Islamophobes hide and spread hatred with impunity.'

The spokesperson said the exercise of the right to freedom of expression could not be used as a smokescreen to deliberately denigrate the Holy Scriptures or personalities of any religion.

She said Pakistan believed that freedom of expression came with responsibilities. Baloch called on the international community to develop legal deterrence with a view to preventing and...

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