ISLAMABAD: In a rare public appearance, Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on Sunday addressed a rally in Lahore, capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, and vowed to resist any change in the blasphemy law.
"What business the Pope has when he says that we should repeal the blasphemy law?" he asked, adding that "the foreign countries want to give a message to their public that it is ok to demean Islam".
"We would not tolerate such a stance," he said while referring to a statement of Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict had issued the statement about the need to repeal the blasphemy law in the aftermath of Punjab governor Salman Taseer's assassination by his security guard on January 4.
Saeed said, "The "anti-Islamic forces are out to conspire against Pakistan and I urge the government to severe all diplomatic ties with these countries, including the US."
Meanwhile, police in Karachi have arrested a student for allegedly writing derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed in his examination answer sheets.
"What business the Pope has when he says that we should repeal the blasphemy law?" he asked, adding that "the foreign countries want to give a message to their public that it is ok to demean Islam".
"We would not tolerate such a stance," he said while referring to a statement of Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict had issued the statement about the need to repeal the blasphemy law in the aftermath of Punjab governor Salman Taseer's assassination by his security guard on January 4.
Saeed said, "The "anti-Islamic forces are out to conspire against Pakistan and I urge the government to severe all diplomatic ties with these countries, including the US."
Meanwhile, police in Karachi have arrested a student for allegedly writing derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed in his examination answer sheets.
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