Imran Khan condemns attack on Salman Rushdie
Highlights
- World famous writer Rushdie was attacked
- Imran Khan spoke on the deadly attack on Salman Rushdie
- He also spoke on the controversial novel ‘The Satanic Verses’
Salman Rushdi: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed the murderous attack on author Salman Rushdie as “horrible and tragic”. Imran said the outrage in the Islamic world over Rushdie’s controversial novel “The Satanic Verses” is understandable, but the attack on him was inappropriate, according to a media report on Friday. Salman Rushdie, the world-famous 75 author, was stabbed on stage by New Jersey resident Hadi Matar last week when the author was being introduced at a literary event at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
What did former Pakistan PM Imran Khan say?
Hadi, who attacked Salman Rushdie, is a Lebanese American citizen. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during the attacker’s appearance that Rushdie had been stabbed three times in the neck, four in the abdomen and one on his right thigh, while also stabbing his right eye and chest. . Asked about the attack on Rushdie in an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Imran said: “I think it’s terrible, sad.” “He is aware of the love, respect and reverence we have for Prophet Mohammad in our hearts. He is aware of this,” he said. “So, I can understand the outrage over him, but whatever happened, cannot be justified,” the former Pakistan prime minister said.
When Imran did not attend Rushdie’s program
In 2012, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) chief Imran had refused to attend a media conference in New Delhi just because Rushdie was attending it. Imran had canceled plans to attend the conference as a keynote speaker, saying he could not even imagine attending an event that would “hurt the sentiments of Muslims around the world” Rushdie. are doing
Death decree on ‘The Satanic Verses’
Rushdie’s fourth novel, The Satanic Verses, published in 1988, forced Salman to live in secret for nine years. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khamenei accused Rushdie of blasphemy over his novel. In 1989 he issued a fatwa against Rushdie, calling for his assassination. He also received assassination threats from Iran over Rushdie’s novel. Iran has announced a $3 million reward for the person who killed Rushdie.
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