ISLAMABAD: Nationwide protests were held against the burning of the holy Quran in Sweden on the day of Eidul Azha on the call of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to observe Youm Taqaddus-i-Quran (Quran Sanctity Day).
On Thursday, the joint session of parliament had passed a resolution urging Sweden to take appropriate steps against the perpetrators involved.
The protest rallies were held in major cities after Friday prayers with citizens expressing their anger at the incident in Sweden.
Religious organisations and members of civil society staged a demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club. On the occasion, protesters said that the desecration of the Quran in Sweden had hurt the sentiments of Muslims across the world.
They also called on the government to summon the Swedish envoy to record Pakistan’s strong protest.
Another rally was also organised in Chagai and Dera Bugti, where protesters carried placards and chanted slogans.
In Lahore, Jamaat-i-Islami’s Ziauddin Ansari addressed a rally and said that the ruling coalition had only passed a resolution in the National Assembly condemning the incident. He called on the government to call a meeting of the OIC and to expel the Swedish envoy from the country He also told participants to boycott Swedish products.
Rallies were also taken out in parts of Karachi, including Bolton Market, main M. A. Jinnah Road and Dawood Chowrangi, disrupting traffic in the city.
Separately, several rallies were held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district. Political parties, including the PTI, PML-N and the JI, staged protests in Bisham, Karora, Alpuri, Puran and Chakesar.
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