With mob attacks and killings becoming a regular affair against the Ahmadiyyas, Pakistan has become a country where the people of this minority Muslim community are subjected to extensive persecution including hate speech and violence.
The FIA stated that Riaz was arrested in Lahore for making a "violence-inducing statement" aimed to create "a rift between the general public and the state institutions."
Earlier, the apex court questioned the Delhi Police for not making any progress in investigating cases of hate speeches made at religious assemblies in the national capital in 2021 and sought a status report from the police officer probing the matters.
Interestingly, the 'Queen' actor's statement came days after director Karan Johar and actor Alia Bhatt congratulated Shah Rukh Khan for the massive response to his film 'Pathaan'.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday while attending the 'Hatey Khori' event, held today on the auspicious occasion of Saraswati Puja in the state said Bengali is the 2nd-largest spoken language in Asia and 5th in the world.
Attacking the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the BJP leader said Rahul Gandhi himself had admitted that there is no atmosphere of hatred in the country, indicating that the yatra has no motive.
The son of former Kerala Chief Minister and former Union Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said that after his tweet condemning the BBC documentary on PM Modi he had threat calls and hate messages throughout the night.
While talking with ANI, Barry O'Farrell said, "I am gravely concerned by the mindless vandalism of Hindu temples in Victoria. Australia does not tolerate hate speech or violence and Australian authorities are investigating."
"We have been shocked at the vandalism of two Hindu temples in Melbourne, & Australian authorities are investigating. Our strong support for freedom of expression does not include hate speech or violence @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia," O'Farrell tweeted on Friday.
A purported video of Balyavi's speech at the Karbala Maidan in Barhi block of Jharkhand's Hazaribagh in which he said that Muslims will turn cities into Karbala (Har shehar ko Karbala bana denge) has gone viral on social media.