{"id":28841,"date":"2023-07-07T23:57:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofkp.org\/en\/?p=28841"},"modified":"2023-07-08T00:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:01:57","slug":"rallies-held-across-pakistan-to-protest-desecration-of-holy-quran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofkp.org\/en\/rallies-held-across-pakistan-to-protest-desecration-of-holy-quran\/","title":{"rendered":"Rallies held across Pakistan to protest desecration of Holy Quran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rallies were held across the country on Friday to protest against desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden as the nation observed \u201cYoum-i-Taqaddus-i-Quran\u201d (Quran Sanctity Day).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters gathered in different cities including Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta to urge the international community to take notice of the desecration of the Holy Quran. They demanded the formation of a strategy to stop such incidents in future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier today, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had also on the nation to record their protest. Meanwhile, protests have been taking place in the country during the past week, including by political parties, lawyers and the Christian community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Several rallies were held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Shangla district. Political parties, including the PTI, PML-N and the JI, staged protests in Bisham, Karora, Alpuri, Puran and Chakesar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a tweet today, PM Shehbaz said, \u201cWhen it comes to the [matter of] Quran, the [entire] nation is united. The entire Muslim Ummah is disturbed by the incident in Sweden.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0645\u06cc\u0631\u06d2 \u0627\u06c1\u0644 \u0648\u0637\u0646! <br \/>\u0628\u0627\u062a \u06c1\u0648 \u0642\u0631\u0622\u0646 \u06a9\u06cc \u062a\u0648 \u0642\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u06cc\u06a9 \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4 <br \/>\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062d\u06c1 \u0633\u0648\u06cc\u0688\u0646 \u067e\u0631 \u067e\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0627\u0645\u062a\u0650 \u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u06c1 \u0645\u0636\u0637\u0631\u0628 \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4 <br \/>\u0627\u06cc\u06a9 \u0628\u062f \u0628\u062e\u062a \u06a9\u06d2 \u06c1\u0627\u062a\u06be\u0648\u06ba \u0642\u0631\u0622\u0646 \u067e\u0627\u06a9 \u06a9\u06cc \u0628\u06d2 \u062d\u0631\u0645\u062a\u06cc \u06a9\u06d2 \u062f\u0644\u062e\u0631\u0627\u0634 \u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639\u06d2 \u067e\u0631 \u0627\u067e\u0646\u06d2 \u062c\u0630\u0628\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0633\u0627\u062a \u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u0638\u06c1\u0627\u0631 \u06a9\u0631\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0644\u0626\u06d2 \u06cc\u0648\u0645 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u06cc\u0633 \u0642\u0631\u0622\u0646 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0639\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0633\u06d2 \u0622\u062c \u06c1\u0645 \u0633\u0628 \u06cc\u06a9 \u0622\u0648\u0627\u0632 \u06c1\u0648 \u06a9\u0631 \u0645\u0644\u06a9 \u06af\u06cc\u0631 \u0627\u062d\u062a\u062c\u0627\u062c \u06a9\u0631\u06cc\u06ba \u06af\u06d2 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0632\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/1677160751121702913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further said the nation will unite to protest to \u201cexpress their feelings and emotions over the disheartening incident\u201d, adding that after the Friday afternoon prayers, \u201call classes of Pakistani Muslims will raise the flag of the Holy Quran\u2019s honour and record their peaceful protest\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Holy Quran is in our hearts. The Holy Quran is not only a recitation for us but a guideline for living,\u201d Shehbaz said<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rallies were held across the country on Friday to protest against desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden as the nation observed \u201cYoum-i-Taqaddus-i-Quran\u201d (Quran Sanctity Day). Protesters gathered in different cities including Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta to urge the international community to take notice of the desecration of the Holy Quran. 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