Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran have strongly condemned the abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.
In a tweet on Saturday, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced about his call with his Iranian counterpart, he underlined that such Islamophobic incidents incite religious intolerance, hatred and incitement and cannot be justified under any pretext.
I spoke to my brother 🇮🇷FM @Amirabdolahian today. We jointly expressed our strong condemnation of the abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) July 22, 2023
I underlined that such Islamophohic incidents incite religious intolerance, hatred and incitement and cannot be… pic.twitter.com/t4v1PHbcQ8
Pakistan and Iran resolved to work together and with other OIC states in confronting and combatting the menace of Islamophobia.
They also discussed other areas of bilateral interest.