France has instructed its citizens and institutions to leave Pakistan immediately.
According to the foreign news agency, the French embassy has sent a special e-mail to the citizens residing in Pakistan stating that French interests in Pakistan are in grave danger, due to which French citizens and companies would be advised. That he should leave Pakistan temporarily. French nationals departing from Pakistan will be flown out of the country by commercial airlines.
On the other hand, a spokesman for the French embassy also confirmed that French citizens residing in Pakistan have been warned that they could be in danger in view of the ongoing situation in the country.
Background of French instruction
A few months ago, the French magazine Charlie Hebdo published blasphemous sketches, a move that drew outrage from Muslims around the world. French President Emmanuel Macron added fuel to the fire by voicing support for Charlie Hebdo.
In Pakistan, the Tehreek-e-Lubaik Pakistan (TLP) staged a protest, on which the government signed a written agreement with the movement. Under which the issue of deportation of the French ambassador from the country was to be brought in the parliament. In this regard, the current head of Tehreek-e-Lubaik Pakistan, Saad Rizvi, had also announced a long march towards Islamabad if the agreement was not implemented by April 20.
Even before the expiration of the agreement, Saad Rizvi was arrested by the government, on which TLP workers blocked important roads across the country, including Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. During this time there were violent incidents in many places. While more than 300 people were injured in the clashes while trying to disperse the workers, several others, including two policemen, were killed.
