(MENAFN- The Peninsula) While last week's attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo sparked global outrage, dozens of people in Pakistan's north-western provincial capital of Peshawar paid tribute to the brothers who carried out the murders.
The small-scale event was led by local cleric Maulana Pir Mohammad Chishti, who is widely respected by the local people.
Twelve people were shot dead - including a Muslim cop Ahmed Merabet - when two militants had stormed into the Charlie Hebdo offices in reaction to disrespectful cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) published by the magazine.
Last week, the Foreign Office had condemned the deadly shooting at Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead.
Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam had said that Pakistan deplores all forms of terrorism and extends condolences to the government of France and its citizens for the loss of life.
Aslam had also said that Pakistan's stance over blasphemous cartoons is very clear. While strongly condemning the attack, she added that Pakistan in the past had moved a resolution in the United Nations and the world needs to get out of Islamophobia.
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