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(MANEND NEWS): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday has welcomed his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau’s condemnation of Islamophobia and his plan to appoint a special representative to combat it.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, the premier stated that he welcomed “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unequivocal condemnation of Islamophobia” as well as his plan to appoint a representative to “combat this contemporary scourge”.
PM Imran maintained that Trudeau’s “timely” call to action resonated with what he himself had “long argued” for.
“Let us join hands to put an end to this menace,” he added.
On Saturday, the Canadian premier announced that he intended to appoint a special representative to combat Islamophobia.
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“Islamophobia is unacceptable. Full stop,” he wrote on Twitter.
“We need to put an end to this hate and make our communities safer for Muslim Canadians,” PM Trudeau further stated.
According to a notice by the government of Canada, the appointment of the representative comes on the eve of the five-year anniversary of the attack on the Quebec Mosque, where six Muslims lost their lives.
The special representative’s appointment was one of the recommendations put forward during a virtual National Summit on Islamophobia in July and will be an additional step in the Canadian government’s ongoing work to tackle Islamophobia in all its forms through Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy.