ISLAMABAD: Condemning mosque attacks in New Zealand, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the incident confirmed that terrorists have no religion and blamed the shootings on the Islamophobia after 9/11.

“Shocked and strongly condemned the Christchurch terrorist attacks on mosques,” PM Khan tweeted on Friday. “This reaffirms what we have always maintained: that terrorism does not have a religion,” he said. “Prayers go to the victims and their families.”

PM Khan said: “I blame these increasing attacks on the Islamophobia post-9/11 where Islam and 1.3 billion Muslims have collectively been blamed for any act of terror by a Muslim. This has been done deliberately to demonise legitimate Muslim political struggles.”

Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2019