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Muhammad cartoon contest in Netherlands sparks Pakistan protests

Islamist leader says ‘only jihad’ is sufficient to punish ‘blasphemous’ Wilders stunt

Thousands of Islamists have set off on a protest march in Pakistan to demand Imran Khan’s new government sever diplomatic ties with the Netherlands over a “blasphemous” cartoon competition.

The march, organised by Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP), a political party dedicated to the punishment of blasphemy, presents the first major test of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) administration. Last year, a similar protest by the TLP shut down the capital, Islamabad, for almost a month.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2PMMvTp

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