KARACHI, Oct 7: The participants in a rally taken out against an anti-Islam film made in the United States have demanded that the government take steps at diplomatic level for legislation of an international law against blasphemy.

The participants in the rally organised by the Jamaat-i-Islami Karachi chapter on Sunday, condemned the US for the sacrilegious film that hurt the Muslims across the world and also flayed the “apologetic behaviour” of Muslim rulers.

The participants were holding placards and banners inscribed with anti-US slogans.

Addressing the rally, JI leaders Asadullah Bhutto and  Mohammed Hussain Mehanti said that the entire Muslim world was united against a nefarious conspiracy of blasphemous moves.

They urged President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to take concrete steps at international level to make a law against blasphemy.

Mr Bhutto said the US on the one hand was targeting innocent Muslims, including women and children, through drone attacks and, on the other hand, was hurting sentiments of Muslims through blasphemous acts.

Opinion

Editorial

Lull in fighting
Updated 28 Jul, 2026

Lull in fighting

AFTER two weeks of escalating violence, the US has halted its strikes on Iran, with Tehran also silencing it guns....
Water policy
28 Jul, 2026

Water policy

THE country is caught in a crisis where there too much water at the wrong time and too little when it is most ...
Ending hepatitis
28 Jul, 2026

Ending hepatitis

WORLD Hepatitis Day is being observed under the theme ‘Hepatitis: Let’s break it down’, a call to remove the...
Writing on the wall
27 Jul, 2026

Writing on the wall

EVERY few months, another set of figures reminds Pakistan of a painful reality. Sahil’s latest Six Months Cruel...
Still unprepared
27 Jul, 2026

Still unprepared

EVEN as Pakistan counts around 100 deaths since the onset of the monsoon season on June 26, it is bracing for ...
Delayed devolution
27 Jul, 2026

Delayed devolution

THE debate over Islamabad’s reluctance to fully let go of devolved subjects has been running since 2010. But it ...