Pakistani police have clashed with crowds
who were protesting over an image of the
Prophet Muhammad published in French
satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. BBC
reports:
The authorities used tear gas
and water cannon to disperse
the demonstration, near the
French consulate in Karachi.
The protest was part of a
nationwide rally called by
Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s
largest Islamist party.
Charlie Hebdo featured a
cartoon of Muhammad this
week, a week after gunmen
carried out a massacre at its
offices. Twelve people were
killed in the Paris attack, carried
out by two French Muslims
angry over earlier depictions of
Muhammad in the magazine.
On Thursday, Pakistani
politicians passed a motion
condemning Charlie Hebdo for
publishing the latest cartoon.
Religious leaders openly called
for journalists at the magazine
to be hanged, and several
religious groups called for
protests after Friday prayers.
In Karachi, at least three people
were injured during the clashes
between police and about 200
protesters, who were mostly
student activists from Jamaat-
e-Islami.
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