Stockholm police informed that they had given permission to a man who has stated that he intended to burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Sweden this weekend as a protest.
In the said meeting it was decided that nationwide protests would be held to condemn the Quran-burning incident. Sharif urged the Pakistani people, including all political parties, to join the protest.
This development came after the incident in Sweden on June 28, the first day of the Muslim Eid al Adha holidays, when an ex-Muslim tore and burned a Quran outside Stockholm’s major mosque
The Swedish Quran-burning demonstration has been condemned by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, June 29, indicating that it would be another barrier to Sweden's application for NATO membership.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) submitted a complaint to the SDM demanding that the school's license be revoked following which the SDM directed the district education department to initiate an inquiry into the case.
Swedish Police granted permission to one Salwan Momika to burn the Quran during a protest outside a mosque in Stockholm’s main mosque ahead of Eid-Al-Adha