Ijaz-ul-Haq, the Religious Affairs Minister of Pakistan has just stumbled into an ‘Oops, did I say that out loud’ gaffe.
Here’s what he said on learning that British author Salman Rushdie was to be knighted:
“If somebody has to attack by strapping bombs to his body to protect the honour of the Prophet then it is justified,”
Here’s what happened after his PR guys paid him a visit:
He later retracted his statement, explaining that he had intended to say that knighting Rushdie will foster extremism.
Nice catch Ijaz.
Update: Our Glasgow correspondent directs readers’ attention to this.
