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Supporters of Islamic political party Jamat-e-Islami hold a banner reading in Urdu 'We strongly condemn the American conspiracy of promoting homosexuality in Pakistan', during a protest against the U.S. embassy in Islamabad for organizing the first ever gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Pride Celebration in Karachi, July 4. According to media reports Pakistan's largest Islamic political party Jamat-e-Islami's head Munawar Hassan, demanded that the government act against the U.S. embassy for violating Pakistani laws which 'strictly forbid gay, lesbian marriages and celebrations'. |