PM Imran Khan gives interview to Canadian media.
Says everyone is shocked in the country due to attack on Muslim family.
“When there are these hate websites which create hatred amongst human beings, there should be an international action against them,” says PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the world to take “strict action” against online hate as it is fueling extremism.

The prime minister said this in an interview with the Canadian media sharing his concerns after the deadly attack in which four members of a Pakistan-origin family were killed.

The police are investigating the incident as a terrorist attack, which according to them, was motivated by hate because they were Muslims.

PM Imran said the murder of the family has “shocked everyone” in Pakistan.

“Everyone is shocked in [Pakistan], because we saw the family picture, and so a family being targeted like that has had a deep impact in Pakistan,” the premier was quoted by the CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton as saying.

The complete interview will be aired on Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live, which airs on CBC News Network.

When asked to comment on online radicalisation, PM Imran said: “I think there should be a very strict action against this.”

“When there are these hate websites which create hatred amongst human beings, there should be an international action against them.”

The premier said he has raised the issue with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, who in view of PM Imran Khan, understands the importance of fighting online hate and Islamophobia.

However, the PM said other leaders have not yet made the same commitment.

“The world leaders, whenever they decide upon taking action, this will be dealt with,” he said.

“The problem is at the moment, there is not enough motivation and that some international leaders, or leaders in the Western countries, actually don’t understand this phenomenon.”