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Pakistan parliament to vote to expel French ambassador after violent anti-France protests
Pakistan's government will seek a vote in parliament on Tuesday to expel the French ambassador after violent anti-France protests by Islamists, the interior minister said.
Published : 20 April 2021, 05:37 AM
Updated : 20 April 2021, 05:37 AM
The expulsion is one of the main four demands of a radical Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) group, that has been protesting for over a week over cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad.
Pakistan on Monday opened talks with the group.
"After long negotiations with TLP, this has been agreed that we will table a resolution in parliament today to expel French ambassador," said the minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad in a video recorded statement.
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