Pakistan demands withdrawal of Rushdie knighthood

Pakistani politicians have today passed a government-backed resolution demanding Britain withdraw the knighthood awarded to author Salman Rushdie.

Mon, 18 Jun, 2007 - 13:08

Pakistani politicians have today passed a government-backed resolution demanding Britain withdraw the knighthood awarded to author Salman Rushdie.

They condemned the honour as "an insult to the religious sentiments of Muslims".

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