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Pakistanis hold sit-in protest in Islamabad to demand cutting ties with France over anti-Islamic cartoons

Thousands of Pakistani Muslims rallied on the outskirts of Islamabad on Monday to demand the Pakistani government cut diplomatic ties with France over the republishing of Islamophobic Charlie Hebdo caricatures that insult Prophet Muhammad and Islamic values.

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It followed the protest Sunday night organized by TLP chief Khadim Husain Rizvi. Protesters demanded the government recall Pakistan's ambassador from France and expel the French ambassador in Islamabad.