Government declares September 21 as ‘Youm-e-Ishq Rasool (pbuh)’ and announces an holiday
Islamabad, Pakistan: The Federal Cabinet meeting on Wednesday has decided to observe September 21 as ‘Youm-e-Ishq Rasool (pbuh)’ to register the government’s protest against the recently released anti-Islam film in the US. The day (September 21) has been declared as a national holiday as well.
Earlier, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf suspended all agenda items on the list for today’s meeting and instead discussed ways and means to express Pakistan’s strong resentment against the film.
The controversial film has sparked protests all across the world by Muslims, protesting against the portrayal of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) in the film along with Sahaba Ikram R.A (Prophet’s Friends) & Ummahat-ul-Mumineen (Prophet’s wives).
The government on Monday blocked YouTube because Google refused to remove the Anti-Islam video. Along with Pakistan, other Muslim countries, including Afghanistan and Bangladesh have also blocked the website. In India, YouTube complied with government’s order and blocked the content.
According to Google, ”It was censoring the video in India and Indonesia after blocking it on Wednesday in Egypt and Libya.”
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