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Islamabad condemns Dutch film
A controversial film made by a Dutch politician is tantamount to propagating the politics of hate and xenophobia and cannot be justified, Pakistan said yesterday.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:53 March 6, 2008
Islamabad: A controversial film made by a Dutch politician is tantamount to propagating the politics of hate and xenophobia and cannot be justified, Pakistan said yesterday.
Anti-immigration member of the Dutch parliament Geert Wilders has given few details about the content of his film Fitna, in which he intends to present his views about the Quran, which in the past he has called to be banned.
Wilders has said he had completed the film and was in negotiations with television stations for its broadcast, slated for March or April.
"Wilders' film reflects his biased, bigoted thinking," Pakistani foreign office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq told a weekly briefing. "It has nothing to do with the right of freedom of expression."
The Netherlands fears the film could spark protests like those triggered by Danish cartoons of the Prophet (PBUH) in which at least 50 people were killed, including five in Pakistan, in 2006. The film has drawn protests in Muslim countries including Pakistan, whose upper house of parliament adopted a resolution condemning "efforts to denigrate Islam".
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