Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the world to take “strict action” against online hate as it is fuelling extremism.
The prime minister said this in an interview with the Canadian media, sharing his concerns after a deadly attack, in which four members of a Pakistan-origin Muslim family in Canada were killed.
The police are investigating the incident as a terrorist attack, which according to them, was motivated by hate because they were Muslims.
PM Khan said the murder of the family has “shocked everyone” in Pakistan.
“Everyone is shocked in Pakistan because we saw the family picture, and so a family being targeted like that has had a deep impact in Pakistan,” the premier was quoted as saying by CBC’s chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton.
The complete interview will be aired on Sunday on CBC News Network’s Rosemary Barton Live.
When asked to comment on online radicalisation, PM Khan said: “I think there should be very strict action against this.”
“When there are these hate websites which create hatred amongst human beings, there should be international action against them.”
The premier said he has raised the issue with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, who in the view of PM Khan, understands the importance of fighting online hate and Islamophobia.
However, the PM said other leaders have not yet made the same commitment.
“The problem at the moment is that there is not enough motivation and that some international leaders or leaders in Western countries actually don’t understand this phenomenon.”
