Foreign Office condemns anti-Islam film, killing of US envoy

Pakistan has condemned the airing of an anti-Islam film which triggered insurrection in Libya that led to the killing of US ambassador along with three other officials.

A statement issued by the foreign ministry said, “The government of Pakistan strongly condemns the airing of a defamatory video clip in the US, maligning the revered and pious personality of Prophet Mohammad”.

It further said that the film would provoke hatred and had hurt the sentiments of the people of Pakistan.

It added, “Such abominable actions, synchronized with commemoration of atrocious events like 9/11, provoke hatred, discord and enmity within societies and between peoples of various faiths”.

According to a report carried out by Wall Street Journal the film was made by an Israeli-American.

It has been promoted by controversial US pastor Terry Jones, who has drawn protests for burning the Quran and vehemently opposing the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York.

The “Innocence of Muslims,” the film blamed for provoking the violence, was the work of a California-based Israeli filmmaker Sam Bacile.

It was screened in one Hollywood movie theater about three months ago, and sank without trace, until an Arabic-language dubbed version was released last week and footage was aired by an Egyptian TV station.

The statement further said, “The event has deeply hurt the feelings of the people of Pakistan and the Muslims all over the world. Pakistan is a strong proponent of inter-faith harmony and believes that all manifestations of extremist tendencies must be opposed”.

The press note also stated that Islamabad also condemned the killing of the US ambassador and staff members in Libya in reaction of the video airing.

It reads, “The government of Pakistan strongly condemns the killing of US ambassador Christopher Stevens and several other staff members in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya”.

American envoy Stevens and three other US officials were killed when a mob stormed the consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi.

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