France advises nationals to leave Pakistan amid anti-French protests

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French nationals have been advised to leave Pakistan due to violent demonstrations after the arrest of the leader of a hardline political party calling for  France's ambassador to be expelled over his government's defence of the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

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France has urged all its citizens in Pakistan to leave the country temporarily amid violent anti-French protests across the country, reports BBC News.