Webdesk: After a series of sacred Quran desecrations in Europe, Muslims worldwide condemned the act and demanded respect for the sacred scripture, prompting the Danish government to ban all divine book burnings.
The Foreign Office (FO) called Denmark’s reported decision a “step in the right direction” in a statement posted on Saturday.
According to the FO, Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani praised the European country’s planned law in his meeting with Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
When passed, the bill promote interfaith unity and end religious hate, he said.
A day earlier, Copenhagen announced plans to outlaw Holy Quran burnings. It is after a series of desecrations in the Scandinavian nation angered Muslim nations.
Moreover, After the backlash, Denmark and Sweden, which has seen a rash of Quran burnings, increased security this month.
While, Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard told reporters that Denmark will “criminalise the improper treatment of objects of significant religious importance to a religious community.”
While, Pakistan has always maintained that sacrilege and burning of holy scriptures are serious acts of religious hatred. That cannot be tolerated under the cover of free expression, opinion, and protest.
“As required by international human rights law and the UN Human Rights Council, such provocative acts must be stopped legally,” it said.
The FO said the Holy Quran’s repeated defilement in recent months has harmed over 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide.
“Such terrible activities aim to divide communities and destroy interfaith cooperation and respect. The statement stated that national governments must prevent religious hate, xenophobia, and Islamophobia.
Islamabad believed Denmark’s move would lead to strong laws to prevent the desecration of the Holy Quran. As well as other religious texts.
The FO hopes other nations will follow suit and prohibit nasty activities.
