People chant slogans as they set fire to a banner with a crossed-out France's flag during a protest against the publications of the cartoon of Prophet Mohammad in France and comments by the French President Emmanuel Macron, in Peshawar, Pakistan October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament on Monday passed a resolution urging the government to recall its envoy from Paris over the publication of images of the Prophet Mohammad in France, accusing President Emmanuel Macron of "hate-mongering" against Muslims.
The National Assembly resolution, which is non-binding, came hours after the French ambassador in Islamabad was summoned to the foreign office for Pakistan to register its protest.
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