Nationwide protest in Pakistan against burning of Koran in Sweden

Pakistani political parties burn a Swedish flag as they attend a protest against the burning of a copy of the Koran in Sweden in Peshawar, Pakistan, 07 July 2023. Pakistan's prime minister called for nationwide protests on 07 July against a recent desecration of the Koran, the holy book of Islam, in Sweden. An Iraqi refugee living in Sweden set fire to a copy of the Koran during a protest in front of a mosque in Stockholm on 28 June 2023. The act drew widespread outrage and condemnation from several countries, including Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, Morocco, Iran, Iraq, and the European Union.