Imran Khan welcomes Putin's statements rejecting insulting the Prophet Muhammad

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed the statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin rejecting any insult to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), under the pretext of freedom of expression.

"I welcome the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin that confirm my message that insulting the Prophet Muhammad is not considered freedom of expression," Khan said in a tweet.

He added that Muslim leaders should spread the word that insulting the Prophet Muhammad is not a matter of freedom of expression.

On Thursday, when answering a question at his annual press conference in Moscow about the line between insulting the feelings of others and the artist's right to express his opinion freely, Putin stressed that insulting the Prophet Muhammad has nothing to do with freedom of creativity.

And Russian media quoted the Russian president as saying, "It is not freedom of opinion, but a violation of the freedom of belief and sacred feelings for those who embrace Islam."

"Let's think about this aspect of the issue, we must provide freedom in general, because without it a sad and boring future awaits us, but we must realize that this freedom contradicts our goals when it tampers with someone else's freedom," Putin said.