Pakistan asks OIC to take French magazine to court

[Umair Nawaz]

ISLAMABAD: Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz has asked the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to court over publication of offensive caricatures.

“The Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs has written a letter to the OIC Secretary General, recommending a legal action to seek an apology from the French magazine,” the Foreign Office said in a statement, condemning the blasphemous caricatures published last week.

OIC Secretary General Iyad Madani is already thinking about initiating a legal action against the magazine. He had tweeted over the weekend that “the OIC is studying European and French laws and other available procedures to be able to take legal action against Charlie Hebdo... If French laws allow us to take legal procedures against Charlie Hebdo, the OIC will not hesitate to prosecute the French magazine”.

Mr Aziz further proposed a joint action by Islamic countries for getting Islamophobia criminalised in Europe.

The publication of the caricatures was widely condemned in the country and countrywide protests have had been held since the publication of the sketches.

The FO statement recalled that statements of condemnation were issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain and resolutions were passed by the National Assembly and Senate Foreign Relations’ Committee against the magazine.

“We believe that freedom of expression should not be misused as means to attack or hurt public sentiments or religious beliefs,” the FO said.

“This is an attempt to divide peoples and civilizations. There is need to promote harmony among peoples and communities, instead of reinforcing stereotypes and making people alienated in their own countries,” it added.

Pakistan asks OIC to take French magazine to court - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

Good to see someone is taking steps which are useful in combating Anti Muslim attitude of West.

 

[Imran Khan]

no one will give a shit that day

 

[rockstar08]

that is the right way to protest , but non-effective i guess

 

[Hasbara Buster]

Only Jews win such court cases each and every time, sad but true.

 

[rubyjackass]

OIC Secretary General Iyad Madani is already thinking about initiating a legal action against the magazine. He had tweeted over the weekend that “the OIC is studying European and French laws and other available procedures to be able to take legal action against Charlie Hebdo... If French laws allow us to take legal procedures against Charlie Hebdo, the OIC will not hesitate to prosecute the French magazine”.

Lol, save the studying of laws. No laws allow procedures against Charlie.

 

[Vassnti]

So good taliban Aziz suggests taking the cartoonists of CH to court as an idea to promote harmony.

Two points:
1) a little hard to sue some one after they have been gunned down
2) Perhaps a good idea a month ago now it just looks like pissing on their graves.

 

[OrionHunter]

Sartaj Aziz seems to be in overdrive nowadays! Probably trying to earn his pay by scoring brownie points. But unfortunately his statements are getting sillier by the day.

 

[My-Analogous]

ISLAMABAD: Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz has asked the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to court over publication of offensive caricatures.

“The Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs has written a letter to the OIC Secretary General, recommending a legal action to seek an apology from the French magazine,” the Foreign Office said in a statement, condemning the blasphemous caricatures published last week.

OIC Secretary General Iyad Madani is already thinking about initiating a legal action against the magazine. He had tweeted over the weekend that “the OIC is studying European and French laws and other available procedures to be able to take legal action against Charlie Hebdo... If French laws allow us to take legal procedures against Charlie Hebdo, the OIC will not hesitate to prosecute the French magazine”.

Mr Aziz further proposed a joint action by Islamic countries for getting Islamophobia criminalised in Europe.

The publication of the caricatures was widely condemned in the country and countrywide protests have had been held since the publication of the sketches.

The FO statement recalled that statements of condemnation were issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain and resolutions were passed by the National Assembly and Senate Foreign Relations’ Committee against the magazine.

“We believe that freedom of expression should not be misused as means to attack or hurt public sentiments or religious beliefs,” the FO said.

“This is an attempt to divide peoples and civilizations. There is need to promote harmony among peoples and communities, instead of reinforcing stereotypes and making people alienated in their own countries,” it added.

Pakistan asks OIC to take French magazine to court - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

Good to see someone is taking steps which are useful in combating Anti Muslim attitude of West.

Asked all shity heads to go to hell. This is first step. 2nd is

if some thing happan again in near future then if the host country didn't any action within 48 hours then whole muslim nation send the host country ambassador back and wait for another 48 hours and if no action has been taken then the whole imports deal from the host country will be suspended till further notice issued from OIC stated that action has been taken by host country. IF THIS RESOLUTION PASSED IN OIC AND WE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLIMENT THE SAME. BELIEVE ME NOT ONE HAVE GUTS TO INSULT OUR PROPHET. BUT THESE ..................... COUNTRY HEAD OF MUSLIM NATIONS WILL NEVER DO THAT

 

[MarkusS]

Asked all shity heads to go to hell. This is first step. 2nd is

if some thing happan again in near future then if the host country didn't any action within 48 hours then whole muslim nation send the host country ambassador back and wait for another 48 hours and if no action has been taken then the whole imports deal from the host country will be suspended till further notice issued from OIC stated that action has been taken by host country. IF THIS RESOLUTION PASSED IN OIC AND WE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLIMENT THE SAME. BELIEVE ME NOT ONE HAVE GUTS TO INSULT OUR PROPHET. BUT THESE ..................... COUNTRY HEAD OF MUSLIM NATIONS WILL NEVER DO THAT

I have a different suggestion: We bring back colonialism and correct our mistake. Learn your position friend. You are on the floor and the 3rd world has no say. We will not allow some 3rd world countries to dictate anything on us. I did buy my magazine as did millions of other europeans.

Your "prophet" is meaningless for us. We are christians. We are europeans.

 

[scrumpy]

Wonder if it also works the reverse way when Blasphemy laws are applied, people beheaded by the state for witchcraft, whole communities are destroyed in the name of religion, etc.

Have you guys thought about what happens in the name of religion in some Islamic countries?

 

[MarkusS]

Wonder if it also works the reverse way when Blasphemy laws are applied, people beheaded by the state for witchcraft, whole communities are destroyed in the name of religion, etc.

Have you guys thought about what happens in the name of religion in some Islamic countries?

Thats what i don´t understand? They get their pants wet when they see some cartoons of mohammed. But they name evry idiot, criminal and drug addicted muhammad. They name so many of their children muhammad. Thats like real life satire.

 

[salarsikander]

German troll is back

 

[waz]

There is a thread already running in the social section. No need for another thanks.