Pak flays malicious attack

ISLAMABAD (AFP) Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the blasphemous caricatures of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) that appeared on social networking website Facebook as insulting to Muslims worldwide. We strongly condemn the publication of caricatures on Facebook. Such malicious and insulting attacks hurt the feelings of Muslims around the world, foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told a weekly press briefing in Islamabad. Such acts are not helpful in promoting interfaith harmony in the world. We have opposed such acts in the past and we will continue to oppose and raise our voice in future also, he said. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) blocked access to Facebook on Wednesday and YouTube on Thursday in a growing row sparked when a private Facebook user asked people to send in drawings of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

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