In an email to French citizens, the embassy said that French interests in Pakistan are in serious danger, so French citizens and French companies are advised to leave the country temporarily.
Anti-France protests in Pakistan
France has advised its citizens present in Pakistan to leave the country immediately. The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country. In recent times, anti-France protests have been taking place in Pakistan. Due to this, violence in Pakistan has reached its peak. Hundreds of policemen have been victims of this violence.
In an email to French citizens, the embassy said that French interests in Pakistan are in serious danger, so French citizens and French companies are advised to leave the country temporarily. French citizens can use commercial airlines to leave Pakistan. Anti-France sentiment had been brewing in Pakistan for months. The reason behind this was the support of President Emmanuel Macron to the magazine Charley Hebdo, which created a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed. This cartoon was seen as blasphemy in Pakistan.
Violence is spreading in Pakistan under the leadership of TLP
Pakistan on Wednesday banned the country’s extremist Islamic party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). TLP leader Saj Rivji (Saad Rizvi) had asked the Government of Pakistan to expel the French Ambassdor before April 20. If this is not done then there will be demonstrations across the country. Rizvi termed the statement of Emmanuel Macron as scandalous. The Imran government arrested Rizvi from Lahore on Sunday to prevent the situation from worsening. But after this, the situation has become more violent.
So far, two policemen have died in the demonstration
After the arrest of Saj Rizvi, his supporters demonstrated fiercely in big cities of the country like Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad. During this period, even stones and bullets were fired at the police. In this whole incident, two policemen were killed. Police used water canons, tear gas shells and rubber bullets to control the situation. In Pakistan, the TLP is identified as a notorious extremist party. It has performed several times on the issue of blasphemy. Due to TLP demonstrations, people have to face problems in major cities of Pakistan.
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