HT LGF and edited for lengthPAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf today called for a ban on the “defamation of Islam” in a speech to the UN General Assembly in which he took a veiled swipe at Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks linking the Muslim faith to violence.
“We also need to bridge, through dialogue and understanding, the growing divide between the Islamic and Western worlds,” General Musharraf told the 192-member assembly.
“It is imperative to end racial and religious discrimination against Muslims and to prohibit the defamation of Islam.”
In an indirect reference to Pope Benedict XVI, he said, “It is most disappointing to see personalities of high standing oblivious of Muslim sensitivities at these critical moments”.