Pakistan Mps: Rushdie Knighthood Is an Insult

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PAKISTAN today condemned Salman Rushdie's knighthood, describing it as an insult to the religious sentiments of Muslims and calling for its withdrawal.

In the eastern city of Multan, about 100 militant students burned effigies of the Queen and Rushdie, chanting: "Kill him! Kill him!" The Whitbread and Booker prizewinning author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list on Saturday.

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Pakistan Mps: Rushdie Knighthood Is an Insult

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