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Pakistan Calls Back Its Ambassador to Denmark for Consultations
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=11017E0:3919ACA Move follows
Denmark's decision to temporarily close its embassy in Islamabad
Pakistan has called back its ambassador to Denmark "for
consultations," amid continuing unrest over cartoons of the Prophet
Muhammad, which were first published in a Danish newspaper in
September.



The move follows Denmark's decision to temporarily close its embassy
in Islamabad.









Pakistani soldier stands guard during protestMeanwhile, Pakistani
police have detained an Islamic militant leader and more than 150
protesters in a bid to stop five days of unrest over the cartoons.

Officials say Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of the militant group
Lashkar-e-Taiba, is under house arrest in Lahore. He was due to speak
at a mosque there Friday, before addressing a rally against the
cartoons in Faisalabad.

In Karachi, Pakistani security forces fired tear gas against
protesters who blocked a highway. In Multan, police detained
demonstrators who tried to stage a rally.

In India, the state assembly of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh
passed a resolution condemning the cartoons and called on Muslims not
to be swayed by such provocative publications. Muslims held protests
in the southern cities of Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Peaceful protests over the cartoons were staged in the Bangladeshi
capital of Dhaka, and in Hong Kong - the first large protest by the
Muslim minority there in years.

 


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