--- description: Pakistan's President previously called on 'Charlie Hebdo' to apologize title: 5,000 Rally Against 'Charlie Hebdo' in Pakistan image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Pakistan](/tag/pakistan/) ## Pakistan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 5,000 Rally Against _Charlie Hebdo_ in Pakistan  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2015 5:07 PM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2015 5:07 PM CUT Around 5,000 people gathered in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sunday for the latest rally against French satirical magazine _Charlie Hebdo_‘s depiction of the Prophet Muhammad. Protesters held posters that read, “This is not freedom of expression, it is open aggression against Islam,” while a terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is linked to attacks in India, encouraged a boycott of French products, [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/18/us-pakistan-protests-charlie-idUSKBN0KR0MW20150118 "undefined")[ reported](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/18/us-pakistan-protests-charlie-idUSKBN0KR0MW20150118 "undefined"). ### Pakistanis Protest Charlie Hebdo Cover  Supporters of banned Islamic charity Jamat-ud-Dawa protest controversial French magazine Charlie Hebdo's decision to publish a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in Peshawar, Pakistan on Jan. 16, 2015. Arshad Arbab—EPA  Policemen guard a road leading to the U.S. consulate during a protest against satirical French weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which featured a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad as the cover of its first edition since an attack by Islamist gunmen, in Lahore, Pakistan on Jan. 15, 2015. Mohsin Raza—Reuters  Supporters of a Pakistani religious group rally to protest against caricatures published in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, in Lahore, Pakistan on Jan. 15, 2015. K.M. Chaudary—AP  Pakistani activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami religious party throw stones toward riot police during a protest against the printing of satirical sketches of the Prophet Muhammad by French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Karachi, Pakistan on Jan.16, 2015. Asif Hassan—AFP/Getty Images  A policeman uses his gun to disperse protesters during a protest against satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo, which featured a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad as the cover of its first edition since an attack by Islamist gunmen, in Karachi, Pakistan on Jan. 16, 2015. Akhtar Soomro—Reuters  A supporter of Pakistani religious group Jamaat-i-Islami tries to escape a water canon during a protest against caricatures published in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, near the French Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan on Jan. 16, 2015. Shakil Adil—AP  Pakistani journalists help a colleague who was injured in clashes between police and the supporters of Islamic political party Jamat-e-Islami during a protest against the French magzine 'Charlie Hebdo' for publishing the caricatures of the prophet Muhammad, in Karachi, Pakistan on Jan. 16, 2015. Rehan Khan—EPA  Pakistani protesters burn a French flag during a protest against the printing of satirical sketches of the Prophet Muhammad by French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Peshawar, Pakistan on Jan. 16, 2015. A. Majeed—AFP/Getty Images _Charlie Hebdo_ published a [cover image last week of the Prophet Muhammad](http://time.com/3667270/charlie-hebdo-jaimoncharlie-selfiecharlie-paris-terror-attack/ "undefined") holding a sign reading “_Je Suis Charlie_,” after a brutal attack by gunmen who ambushed the newspaper’s offices and killed 12 people. The attack was linked to the magazine’s [critiques of Islam, for which it had drawn controversy in the past](http://time.com/3657256/charlie-hebdo-paris-attack/ "undefined"). Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain had previously called on _Charlie Hebdo_ to issue an apology for its “insulting the faith of others,” as protesters demonstrated in Karachi last week, according to [_Bloomberg_](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-16/pakistan-police-fire-shots-to-disperse-charlie-hebdo-protesters.html "undefined"). Anti–_Charlie Hebdo_ riots have also taken place in [Turkey and the Philippines](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/protesters-in-philippines-burn-charlie-hebdo-poster-with-face-of-benjamin-netanyahu-9979246.html "undefined"). Pope Francis has also [expressed his disapproval of mocking religions](http://time.com/3668875/pope-francis-charlie-hebdo/ "undefined"), but condemned the brutal attacks. ### Front Pages React to Paris Terror Attack  Aftenposten, Norway  DeMorgen, Belgium  The Independent, United Kingdom  "France is bruised" / La Croix, France  Berria, Spain  The Times of London, United Kingdom  De Tijd, Belgium  "Liberty: 0 - Barbarism: 12" / L'Equipe, France  "We are all Charlie" / Libération, France  Berliner Kurier, Germany  L'Echo, France  Berlingske, Denmark  The National, Scotland  "No" / Sud Ouest, France  The International New York Times — Europe  La Tribune, France  Politiken, Denmark  "The Black Day" / La Provence, France \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/18/us-pakistan-protests-charlie-idUSKBN0KR0MW20150118 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3672871/charlie-hebdo-pakistan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3672871/charlie-hebdo-pakistan/"},"headline":"5,000 Rally Against Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan","datePublished":"2015-01-18T17:07:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:06:09.609Z","description":"Pakistan's President previously called on Charlie Hebdo to apologize","url":"https://time.com/3672871/charlie-hebdo-pakistan/","keywords":["Pakistan"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/pakistan/","name":"Pakistan"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3672871/charlie-hebdo-pakistan/","name":"5,000 Rally Against Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan"}}]}] ```