PM Shehbaz seeks NA resolution on BJP's blasphemous remarks.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked for a resolution by the National Assembly in response to Islamophobic remarks made by the leaders of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) drawing widespread condemnation.

In a tweet on Saturday, the premier asked the NA speaker to allow the lower house to hold a discussion on the Islamophobic comments on Monday. 'We strongly condemn the twaddle by the BJP leader,' he said on Twitter.

The premier said the blasphemous remarks by the far-right Indian politicians hurt the sentiments of over...

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