Govt to observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on Friday

Islamabad: The government of Pakistan will observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on Friday to hold countrywide protests demonstrations against the desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a joint parliamentary session a day earlier.

The decision was made on in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad to discuss the issue of the desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden.

It was decided that protest rallies would be held on Friday across the country to condemn the act.

Prime minister appealed to the nation, including all the political parties, to participate in the protest to convey a united message to the mischievous minds.

Besides, the government would also convene a joint session of the parliament on Thursday to formulate a national strategy on the issue and represent the nation's sentiments and feelings through the parliamentary forum.

The joint session would also adopt a resolution to condemn the desecration of Holy Quran.

Shehbaz Sharif, also the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), instructed the party to participate in the Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran and hold countrywide rallies.

He told the meeting that the sanctity of the Holy Quran was a part of the Muslims' belief for which all of them were united.

The premier said: “Nations and leadership believing in peace and co-existence should contain the violent forces infested by the Islamophobia and religious biases”.

He believed that the violent mindset targeting the religion, sacred personalities, beliefs and ideologies were in fact the enemies of the world peace.

“The forces believing in peace and interfaith harmony should play their role at the international level to get rid of such negative trends,” he added.