Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday condemned the fresh publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by a French satirical weekly, urging UN efforts against what he called rising Islamophobia.
Addressing the UN General Assembly in a prerecorded message, Khan said that rising global nationalism has "accentuated Islamophobia" and said that Muslims "continue to be targeted with impunity in many countries."
"Incidents in Europe including republication of blasphemous sketches by Charlie Hebdo are recent examples," Khan said.
"We stress that willful provocations and incitement to hate and violence must be universally outlawed.
"This assembly should declare an international day to combat Islamophobia and build a coalition to fight the scourge."
