ISLAMABAD: Canada and Pakistan have reaffirmed their solidarity in the fight against anti-Muslim hatred, Canada’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Wendy Gilmour, said on Thursday.
A man on Monday rammed a Pakistan-origin Canadian Muslim family with his pick-up truck, killing four. Canadian police have said the attack, which took place in London, Ontario, was motivated by hate due to the group’s Muslim faith.
“Canada and Pakistan reaffirm their solidarity in the global fight against anti-Muslim hatred and Islamaphobia,” Gilmour wrote on Twitter, after a phone conversation between the Pakistani and Canadian foreign ministers.

Canada and Pakistan reaffirm their solidarity in the global fight against anti-Muslim hatred and Islamaphobia.

@SMQureshiPTI @ForeignOfficePk @PakinCanada_ @CanHCPakistan @ShireenMazari1 @PakPMO https://t.co/NOJS4cJmAJ

— Wendy Gilmour (@gilmour_wendy) June 9, 2021

On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau and discussed the attack in Ontario.
Qureshi said the “Islamophobic attack was a matter of serious concern and had caused anguish among the Muslims worldwide,” the Pakistani foreign office said in a statement. “He appreciated the fact that the Canadian Government, civil society, media and general public had extended support to the family of the victims in this hour of grief. He expressed hope that the perpetrator of the crime would be brought to justice.”
Qureshi also briefed his Canadian counterpart about efforts undertaken by the government of Pakistan “to raise awareness and to curtail the growing Islamophobic tendencies.”
The Canadian foreign ministry said in a tweet that the attack in London was a reminder for the country “that we have a lot more work to do.”
“Canada is committed to doing this work at home & abroad,” it said. 

Min. Garneau & Pakistan FM @SMQureshiPTI spoke today & reaffirmed their solidarity in the global fight against anti-Muslim hatred & Islamophobia.

The attack in London, Ont., reminds us that we have a lot more work to do. Canada is committed to doing this work at home & abroad. pic.twitter.com/0F1N786vOJ

— Foreign Policy CAN (@CanadaFP) June 9, 2021