Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that incidents like the release of the blasphemous film sow the seeds of religious hatred and urged the world community increased efforts to promote interfaith harmony.
The Foreign Minister said this at the ministerial meeting of the Alliance of civilizations’ Group of Friends in New York.
Pakistan has lauded the UN-backed initiative that seeks to promote better cross-cultural relations worldwide‚ and called for stepped up efforts to promote interfaith harmony in the wake of release of the blasphemous movie, she added.
Hina Rabbani Khar said that such incidents are not only sowing the seeds of religious hatred‚ discrimination and violence within societies but are also a serious threat to the maintenance of international peace and security.
The Foreign Minister said the United Nations as well as all member states have the duty to urgently address these negative trends.
Khar urges increased efforts to promote interfaith harmony
