ISLAMABAD: A request to sever diplomatic ties with France was heard, Baaghi TV report.
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the federal cabinet to take up the matter with the public.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard the petition of the citizen. Petitioner’s lawyer said that Muslim countries have protested against the publication of blasphemous sketches in France, to which Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani remarked that the government of Pakistan has condemned it. The French ambassador has also been called, the resolution has been passed by the National Assembly, the coming of the resolution from the parliament is also the voice of the people.
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The court disposed of the case by referring the matter to the Federal Cabinet.
It is to be noted that a petition was filed in the Islamabad High Court against the publication of blasphemous sketches at the official level in France and the severance of diplomatic and economic relations with France.
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The Martyrs Foundation of Pakistan, through Advocate Tariq Asad, filed the petition. The petition lists the federation of Pakistan as the Federal Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister as the Principal Secretary, and the Federal Secretary of the Interior.
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The petition asks the court to order the federal government to summon the French ambassador and compel him to do so. The French government should not only apologize for publishing the blasphemous sketches, but also stop Charlie Hebdo magazine from publishing the blasphemous sketches in future. The court also ordered the federal government to sever diplomatic relations with France.
The court has also been asked to order the federal government to officially boycott French products, and to take legislative measures for imprisonment.
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For the first time, the French government sponsored the publication of blasphemous sketches. The Pakistani government has not yet taken any effective action against the publication of blasphemous sketches at the official level in France. Prime Minister Imran Khan only condemned the publication of blasphemous sketches at the official level in France in a tweet. The Pakistani government has not even bothered to summon the French ambassador to the Foreign Office.
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The petition further states that the publication of blasphemous sketches at the official level in France is a highly sensitive and serious matter but. the attitude of the government of Pakistan in this matter is very irresponsible. In this most sensitive issue, the negligence and irresponsible role of the government of Pakistan is provoking the people.
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