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In telephone call, PM Imran thanks Putin for 'emphatic' statement against insulting Holy Prophet (PBUH)

Dawn.com
January 17, 2022



This combo photo shows Prime Minister Imran Khan (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. — Photos: Reuters/File

This combo photo shows Prime Minister Imran Khan (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. — Photos: Reuters/File


Prime Minister Imran Khan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic conversation on Monday during which the premier thanked the Russian leader for his "emphatic" statement against insulting Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him).

Last month, Putin had said that insulting Holy Prophet (PBUH) did not count as an expression of artistic freedom but was a "violation of religious freedom".

State news agency TASS reported that the Russian president also criticised the publication of blasphemous sketches of Holy Prophet (PBUH) in French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Such acts, the report quoted Putin as saying, gave rise to extremist reprisals. Artistic freedom had its limits and it shouldn't infringe on other's freedoms, he had added.

In a tweet on Monday, the premier said that he spoke to Putin "primarily to express my appreciation for his emphatic statement that freedom of speech could not be a pretext to abuse our Holy Prophet (PBUH)."

"He is the first Western leader to show empathy and sensitivity to Muslim sentiment for their beloved Prophet (PBUH)," he added.

The premier said that the two also discussed ways to move forward on trade and other mutually beneficial cooperation between the countries. "We invited each other to visit our countries," he said.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) also released a statement on the telephone call and said that PM Imran "appreciated" Putin's statement.

"The prime minister stated that he has been regularly [highlighting] the appalling rise in Islamophobia and associated hatred in his addresses to the United Nations General Assembly, pointing towards its serious ramifications," the statement said.

The two leaders "fondly recalled" their conversations during the last year and exchanged views on bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest, the PMO said.

"The prime minister underscored that Pakistan’s bilateral relationship with Russia was on an upward trajectory with an increased focus on trade, economic ties and energy cooperation. He reiterated the government’s resolve for the early realisation of the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project," it added.

Both leaders agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in different areas, increase high-level exchanges, and remain in close contact on matters relating to Afghanistan.

"The prime minister underscored that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was pivotal for regional stability. Afghanistan was facing dire humanitarian and economic challenges, and the support of the international community to the people of Afghanistan at this critical juncture remained vitally important, he stressed."

PM Imran also raised the importance of releasing Afghanistan's financial assets in order to address the needs of the Afghan people. He added that he looked forward to Putin’s visit to Pakistan as well as his own visit to Russia at an appropriate time, the statement said.
 
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That matric fail moron was not limited to radar cloud theory only :lol: View attachment 809314
Gobar integration :enjoy: :lol: :lol: :enjoy:
Atleast Ik had a slip up meanwhile this guy is serious

And said the same dumb shit over and over again

What an absolute villager this guy is man, he has the mental sophistication of a literal cow
And I am probably being disrespectful to the cow here
 
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Atleast Ik had a slip up meanwhile this guy is serious

And said the same dumb shit over and over again

What an absolute villager this guy is man, he has the mental sophistication of a literal cow
And I am probably being disrespectful to the cow here
Yeh khota agar politics ma na ata to google ka CEO hota :lol:
 
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He is authentic

Atleast Ik had a slip up meanwhile this guy is serious

And said the same dumb shit over and over again

What an absolute villager this guy is man, he has the mental sophistication of a literal cow
And I am probably being disrespectful to the cow here
 
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Western civilization is based on or originated from 2 countries: 1)Rome/Italy and 2)Greece with the addition of a religion called Christianity. Russia is a western civilization by all accounts - Linguistic, cultural, race, population bordering Europe, religion. The only difference comes from division of Western world into Western vs Eastern block. In simple terms, Russia is west but it is eastern part of West. But just because it is eastern part of west, it doesn't make it into East as in typical eastern east.
Russia is part of the western civilization as much as Germany. However the West has within itself rivalries and factions like you get in any family. In the past Germany was contestant as the leader of the west but after it was defeated she accepted Anglo-Saxon hegemony.

However Russia remains a rival. But this is political rivalry and not civilizational as she shares the same culture as the broader west.
 
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:lol:

Check the date

 
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There is no meeting, what are we discussing.???
He spoke last month.........................Check OP
 
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