Day of vindication and love Mohammed in Pakistan

Insulted by a film offensive to Muhammad millions of Pakistanis today observed a day of reverence and love to the founder of Islam in a day they called Youm-e-Ishq-e-Rasool (Peace be upon him). Declaring day holiday, the Government invited the people to demonstrate in the streets against the film "The innocence of Muslims", which represents these beings as instinctively bloodthirsty and mocks the prophet. Authorities also asked pronuciarse citizens peacefully after occur in the last week nationwide protests that left two dead and dozens injured when police cracked down on those who tried to approach embassies, mainly from the United States. According to initial reports, businesses and public and private institutions of Islamabad and other cities awoke closed, as people flocked to mosques for Friday prayers usual. expected that after large crowds invade the streets in a day of love for Muhammad also called by all political parties and religious groups, and also with a call to prevent acts of violence such as occurred yesterday in this capital. More than 40 policemen and ten civilians were injured when five thousand protesters enraged by that film tried to enter the lies neighborhood where most Western embassies, including the U.S., France and Britain. they reached the red zone that marks the spot, the police tried to cut them off, which was followed by a violent confrontation, during which Protestants used sticks and stones, and burned several checkpoints. To break up the demonstration was necessary to call the army forces and Rangers Corps de la Frontera. "Innocence of Muslims" has unleashed a wave of protests in countries with population of Islamic creed, the most serious of which, last week, was the murder of the U.S. ambassador in Libya and three consular officials in the city of Benghazi. Tensions have deepened on Wednesday after a French magazine published a cartoon showing Muhammad naked.