Collective efforts needed to address the issue of Islamophobia: PM

While talking to the Islamabad-based Ambassadors of the countries belonging to the OIC in Islamabad, Imran Khan talked about the need for instituting legal safeguards to protect the sensitivities of all religious groups and OIC’s collective efforts to project the true image of Islam, and its message of peace and tolerance.

Recalling his two letters addressed to the leaders of the Islamic world last year, PM briefed the envoys on Pakistan’s efforts to raise awareness about Islamophobia and commitment to dialogue with International community to promote mutual respect, peace and coexistence.

Imran Khan called for addressing the underlying reasons for the rise in Islamophobia incidents, which cause religious divide worldwide and highlighted that Pakistan initiatives are aimed at promoting interfaith harmony.

Imran Khan also emphasized that the vilification of Islamic precepts and religious personalities, wrongly justified under the garb of the right to freedom of expression, hurts the sentiments of 1.5 billion Muslims around the world.