Pak Interior Minister terms 'hate speech' of Sharif's son-in-law as tragic

Islamabad, Oct 12: Pakistan Interior Minister and senior PNL-N leader Ahsan Iqbal has broken the ice over former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law Muhammad Safdar’s statement about Ahmadi community, saying it was ‘tragic’ to see hate speech against minorities in the National Assembly. "We believe in inclusive Pakistan. The country respects all minorities," the Interior Minister asserted as per a a report in The News International on Thursday. As per details, son in law of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Captain (retd) Safdar came under fire over his statement towards the Ahmadi community and he was also heavily criticized on social media as well. On Tuesday, Captain Safdar had turned the National Assembly of Pakistan into a hate speech centre as he stated that "These people (Ahmadis) are a threat to this country, its Constitution and ideology". He further went on to say that he wanted to table a resolution in the Assembly asking for a ban on the recruitment of Ahmadis in the armed forces. UNI