At least seven Pakistani police and paramilitary officers are taken hostage by supporters of a religious group during violent anti-France protests in eastern city of Lahore.

The French Foreign Ministry summons Pakistan's envoy to Paris to protest remarks by Pakistani President Arif Alvi criticizing a piece of French legislation considered discriminatory against Muslims.

A global coalition of Muslim organizations have submitted a formal complaint to the UN demanding immediate action against France over the violation of its Muslim citizens’ rights.

Pakistani lawyers wage a protest rally against Islamophobia in France and call for the shut down of the French embassy.

France’s top diplomat says his country’s first principle is “profound respect for Islam.”