Threats' to Dutch envoy in Pakistan over Wilders tweets

The Netherlands said Tuesday that its ambassador to Pakistan has faced "threats", reportedly from Islamists angry over anti-Islam tweets by the far-right politician Geert Wilders.

Wilders in August called off a planned Prophet cartoon competition that stirred anger in Pakistan, but the MP has since posted several such images on Twitter.

"We are dealing with threats to the ambassador's address," a Dutch foreign ministry spokesman told AFP.

"We take the security of the embassy very seriously, and that is also the subject of consultations between the Netherlands and Pakistan. For security reasons, I cannot make any further comment."
However, he said the group "demand the Dutch government expel Wilders from their parliament and if they don't do so, the government of Pakistan should dismiss the Dutch ambassador from Pakistan."