MULTIPLE EFFORTS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF PAKISTAN TO HIGHLIGHT TRUE PICTURE OF ISLAMIC POLITICS AND MUSLIMS AT GLOBAL LEVEL: ANALYTICAL STUDY FROM 2017 ONWARD

Abstract

In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Imran Khan warned about the rise of Islamophobia and urged the UN to play a role in combating religious hate. At the time, he regretted that the worldwide community fueled bigotry and religious prejudice instead of working together to tackle a novel coronavirus. Instead, it has stoked nationalism, exacerbated global unrest, and fueled racial and religious intolerance and violence against marginalized groups around the world. He said there is a rise in anti-Muslim sentiment, as mosques are desecrated and the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him) is denigrated "in the guise of freedom of speech" in various nations. "Willful provocations and incitement to hatred and violence must be globally forbidden," he had said, and he urged the UNGA to "declare a worldwide day to combat Islamophobia" Emmanuel Macron's remarks regarding "indoctrination" in Muslim schools and the "right to blaspheme" under free speech sparked outrage in several Muslim countries, prompting calls for a boycott of French goods. As part of a meeting with Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud in Islamabad, Pakistan's Ex-Prime Minister emphasized the importance of building a counter-narrative against Islamophobia and educating young people about Islamic civilization's history and achievements. As opposed to saying that earlier governments didn't value diplomacy, it means that no such efforts have been conducted in which the military's role has been totally denied." By publicizing the Kashmir issue in multilateral and bilateral venues, he employed "Speech Diplomacy." The virtues of balance and justice, which are central to the Muslim faith's conceptual register, could help build virtuous individuals and societies. Sovereignty in the modern state is not based on the liberal goal of suppressing religion. Imran's assertion that the inability to comprehend Muslim logic for pain and suffering is a case of an East-West divide must be disproved.