Strong French sentiment has been boiling in Pakistan since November last year. All the feelings are against France and this week the dispute between France and Pakistan has boiled over.
The French embassy in Pakistan gave its citizens a notice on Thursday in which they asked to temporarily leave the country after violent protests by the fundamentalist religious group The Tehreek-e-Labic Pakistan (TLP). But so far French citizens have been targeted There are no reports of the protesters making the move, with the Pakistan embassy saying the move is "precautionary".The embassy said in an email to its citizens, "Due to serious threats to French interests in Pakistan, French citizens and French companies are advised to leave the country temporarily.
The embassy's press attache Veronique Wagner has said in a response that the embassy has not been closed, but is operating with limited staff. France also said that all departures would be made by existing commercial airlines
Recent situation in Pakistan ……………… Since the President of France in November Emmanuel Macron has been provoking strong anti-French sentiments in Pakistan for several months, he called Prophet Muhammad Defended publication of imprisonment and decided to fight "Islamic separatism"
Earlier this week, TLP supporters took to the streets to stage violent demonstrations aimed at forcing the Imran Khan-led government to expel the French ambassador and ban French products in the country.
However, Khan's government retaliated by arresting TLP leader Saad Rizvi and announced a ban on his party on Wednesday.
According to the Associated Press, Rizvi's arrest intensified the protest and his supporters disrupted traffic by conducting sit-ins on the highways and later blocked roads in major cities including Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Anti-protesters also protested in Islamabad and blocked major roads for several days. Due to this, the police started a nationwide operation, in which many people including two policemen were killed. More than 250 people are said to be injured. The Government of Pakistan maintains that Rizvi's demand cannot be met as an ambassador to France or any action on French products.
Why TLP is opposing In November last year, the party led similar violent protests across Pakistan, which brought the government to its knees. The protest was then led by Saad's father, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, an Islamist cleric who died on 20 November.
In fact, this organization kidnapped 11 Pakistani police personnel and officers after they were banned in terrorist activities. The Pakistani Home Minister had to talk to the people of the banned organization to get it released. During this conversation, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad assured to present a proposal to expel the French Ambassador in Parliament at the earliest.
Pakistani newspaper Dawn or TLP, ended its protest when an agreement was reached with the government that promised to settle the case in three months. As the deadline expired in February 2021, the government "expressed an inability to implement the agreement". The TLP had agreed to a two-and-a-half-month delay in its protest and issued a new deadline of 20 April. Therefore, France has been opposed by Pakistan, because of which France is angry. Stay on my channel to know the reaction.
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