Meanwhile the measures introduced by PM Khan are contributing to the spread of religiosity and extremism. Of late, Imran Khan’s mixing of politics and religion to gain support from religious quarters has taken a dangerous direction. Posing himself as the standard-bearer of Islam against the wave of Islamophobia the PM is taking positions that could create problems for the country. The PM needs to consider if his appeasement of the TLP would not add to the difficulties the country is facing. France’s Islamist separatism bill might be discriminatory but how many Muslim heads of state have come out against it publicly?

Source: Pakistan Today February 22, 2021 18:45 UTC