New Delhi: A statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin has given Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan a lot of comforts. In fact, the Russian President, while commenting on Prophet Muhammad, said that insulting Prophet Mohammad does not come under freedom of expression. On this statement of Putin, it has now been said on behalf of Imran Khan that this message against Islamophobia should be spread to non-Muslim leaders.
According to the Russian news agency Tass, President Vladimir Putin said in an annual press conference that insulting the Prophet is a violation of religious freedom and a violation of the sacred feelings of those who follow Islam. According to BBC Hindi news, Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked questions related to freedom of expression during the annual press conference on Thursday. Putin was told that sometimes there is confusion about the freedom of expression and it also becomes a reason for the infringement of others. In such a situation, how will you try to explain the difference between these two? In response to this question, the Russian President tried to explain his point by giving the example of Prophet Mohammed.
Putin said, what is an insult against Prophet Muhammad? I believe this is not freedom of expression. I believe that these are attempts to insult the faith of a person. He said that if any person insults the faith of the people, then it encourages extremism. Freedom is something that comes from yourself and comes from respecting the people around you.
Imran Khan welcomes Putin’s statement
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He tweeted the news related to Putin’s statement, writing, “I welcome President Putin’s statement, which confirms my message that an insult to our Holy Prophet is not freedom of expression. All Muslim leaders should convey this message of Putin to the leaders of non-Muslim countries against combating Islamopho
