President Arif Alvi condemned abhorrent act of desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden

Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) President Dr. Arif Alvi condemned the abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.  He described the act as insensible, provocative and Islamophobic which has hurt the religious sensitivities of Muslims around the world. The president said this immoral incident was an act of needless incitement and a serious provocation to the feelings of Muslims in the world.

According to the source, he said it was against the internationally accepted norms and principles of legitimate expression of the right to freedom of expression or opinion, which obliged everyone to not resort to hate speech and incite people to violence.

As per details Dr. Arif Alvi said Islam preached respect and reverence for all religions of the world whereas this heinous act had hurt Muslims by insulting their sacred values and reflected the alarming levels of Islamophobia.

Meanwhile the President urged the international community to show a common resolve against Islamophobia. He underlined the need for international efforts to consolidate the values of tolerance and coexistence and criminalize all acts that promote the ideology of hatred.