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'Terrible and sad': Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan condemns attack on Salman Rushdie

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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie as 'terrible and sad' Mr. Rushdie, 75, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, a U.S. national of Lebanese origin, on stage last week.

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Times of India

Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable: Imran Khan

In an interview to the Guardian, Imran Khan also said he expected Afghan women to "assert their rights" in the face of Taliban restrictions in which he sought to moderate his reputation as a firebrand.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable, says Pakistan’s Imran Khan

In a wide-ranging Guardian interview, the former prime minister says he understands anger The Satanic Verses created ‘but you can’t justify what happened’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable, says former Pak PM Imran Khan

Mr. Khan and Mr. Rushdie share an acrimonious relationship

2 years ago·India

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NDTV

Anger Understandable, Attack Unjustifiable: Imran Khan On Salman Rushdie

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has termed the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie as "terrible and sad," indicating that while the anger in the Islamic world at the Mumbai-born author's novel "The Satanic Verses" was understandable.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

‘Cannot justify what happened’: Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan on attack on Salman Rushdie

British author Salman Rushdie was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident - identified as Hadi Matar - on stage in western New York state on August 12.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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WION

'Terrible and sad': Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan condemns attack on Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie spent years hiding under death threats from Iran because of his novel The Satanic Verses. The novel was banned in many countries with large Muslim populations

2 years ago·Noida, India

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