Tens of thousands of Pakistanis protest French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

Tens of thousands of people across Pakistan protested against French magazine Charlie Hebdo after it reprinted cartoons that mock the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

The protestors, who burnt the French flag, demanded expulsion of French Ambassador in the country.

Charlie Hebdo has a history of attracting controversy. In 2006, Islamic organizations under French hate speech laws unsuccessfully sued over the newspaper's re-publication of the Jyllands-Posten cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

The cover of a 2011 issue retitled Charia Hebdo (French for Sharia Weekly), featured a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), whose depiction is forbidden in most interpretations of Islam.

On 7 January 2015 at about 11:30am CET local time, two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Armed with rifles and other weapons, they killed 12 people and injured 11 others. (ILKHA)