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LAHORE, Dec 04 (APP): Punjab Health Minister and Chairman Cabinet Committee on Law and Order Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that Pakistan cannot afford any form of sedition or chaos, stressing that maintaining peace and unity is essential for the country’s stability.
He expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of scholars belonging to the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat at the Home Department on Thursday. The meeting was part of a series of consultations with religious scholars initiated on the instructions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
The discussions focused on the prevailing law and order situation and the promotion of inter-Muslim unity. Rafique said that constructive engagement with scholars is yielding positive results and helping bridge gaps between different schools of thought. “Scholars of every sect are respectable to us. These meetings provide an opportunity to understand their perspectives,” he said.
He added that the Punjab government is committed to fostering both interfaith harmony and inter-Muslim unity across the province, with the goal of ensuring lasting peace. “Making Punjab peaceful is the top priority of the government. Today, Pakistan is being recognized globally as a strong state,” he remarked.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Punjab Home Dr. Ahmed Javed Qazi said that the series of meetings with scholars is continuing as per the directives of the chief minister, emphasizing that the government values their input and sentiments.
The scholars acknowledged the importance of peace, stability, and security in the current environment and assured their full support to the Punjab government in promoting inter-Muslim unity. They also put forward recommendations for improving coordination between government institutions and the madrassa system.
Those who attended the meeting included Secretary Auqaf Socrat Aman Rana, Additional IG Operations, SSP Special Branch, SSP CTD, Chief Executive Officer Punjab Charities Commission, Additional Secretary Abdul Rauf and other officials.
The delegation of scholars was led by Nazim-e-Ala Tanzeem-e-Madaris Ahle Sunnat Pakistan Sahibzada Abdul Mustafa Hazarvi. Other members included Abdul Mustafa, Muhammad Ali, Tahir Shahzad from Jamia Nizamia Lahore; Vice President Majlis-e-Ala Nizamia Pakistan Mufti Muhammad Imran-ul-Hasan Farooqi; Mumtaz Ahmed Rabbani of Mustafai Tehreek Pakistan; President Pakistan Sunni Tehreek Ulema Board Muhammad Abdullah Saqib; Nazim-e-Ala Idara Ruhol-ul-Islam Muhammad Naeem Javed Noori; Zulfiqar Mustafa Hashmi; Ehsan Siddiqui from Darul Uloom Muhammadiya Ghousia; Pir Muhammad Hafeez Azhar of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Shamli Lahore; and others.