Britain and Pakistan are involved in a growing diplomatic dispute over the award of a knighthood to the author, Salman Rushdie.

The BBC reports Pakistan summoned the British High Commissioner in Islamabad to protest at what it described as Britain's utter lack of sensitivity over the issue.

Iran has also condemned the award of a knighthood. Iran issued a religious edict in 1989 calling for Rushdie to be killed because it considered his novel, The Satanic Verses, was blasphemous against Islam.

The British government says the honour was "richly deserved".

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200706200744/growing_dispute_over_knighthood_for_salman_rushdie

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