Pakistan FM informs UNGA President of controversial remarks on Prophet

Islamabad : Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in a telephone call apprised President of UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid of the controversial remarks made by two former senior officials of India’s ruling party against Prophet Mohammad, the Foreign Office said here on Friday.
Noting that such provocation had deeply hurt the sentiments of billions of Muslims around the world, the Bilawal urged Shahid to take cognisance of this abhorrent development amidst rising Islamophobia in India, it said.
Referring to the muted response of the Indian leadership to the incident, the foreign minister noted that silence could be taken as complicity, and could lead to further incitement to violence, communal discord and hate incidents, the Foreign Office said.
Abdulla underscored the important role of the General Assembly and the need for the membership to work together on these issues. Bilawal and Abdullah agreed to remain engaged.
Also Read Prophet remarks row: Bangladesh sees protests, calls to boycott Indian products The ruling BJP has already suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled the party’s Delhi unit media head Naveen Jindal for their controversial remarks following widespread anger in several Gulf countries.
India has said that the remarks do not reflect the views of the government.