ISLAMABAD, May 06 (APP):The Sixth International Paigham-e-Islam Conference concluded here on Wednesday with a strong call for national security, unity of the , and enhanced interfaith harmony, according to a joint declaration issued at the end of the proceedings. The conference, organized by the Pakistan Ulema Council in collaboration with the International Tazeem-e-Haramain Sharifain Council, was held at the Jinnah Convention Centre. High officials and dignitaries including Prime Minister Muhammad …
Sixth Int’l Paigham-e-Islam conference concludes with global participation, urges Muslim unity, national security
ISLAMABAD, May 06 (APP):The Sixth International Paigham-e-Islam Conference concluded here on Wednesday with a strong call for national security, unity of the 
, and enhanced interfaith harmony, according to a joint declaration issued at the end of the proceedings.
, and enhanced interfaith harmony, according to a joint declaration issued at the end of the proceedings.The conference, organized by the Pakistan Ulema Council in collaboration with the International Tazeem-e-Haramain Sharifain Council, was held at the Jinnah Convention Centre.
High officials and dignitaries including Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed Ishaq Dar, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Pakistan, Dr. Zuhair Mohammad Hamdallah Zaid, Grand Mufti of Palestine Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein and Chief Justice of Palestine Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash, senior Saudi and Palestinian representatives, religious scholars, and international delegates attended the conference.
Addressing a press conference along with a number of Ulema and Mashaikh from various schools of thought at the conclusion of this mega event, Prime Minister’s Coordinator for National Paigham-e-Aman Committee and Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, reaffirmed full support for the the government, armed forces, and national security institutions, acknowledging their efforts in safeguarding the country and congratulating the nation on recent achievements particularly triumph victory in Marka-e-Haq, Bunyan-ul-Marsoos which first anniversary was being celebrated across the nation and Pakistan’s diaspora abroad.
He emphasized upon the need for unity and cohesion within the Muslim Ummah, endorsing Pakistan’s stance on regional issues, including its position regarding Iran and relations with Arab and Islamic countries.
He strongly condemned attacks on Iran attributed to the United States and Israel, while also expressed concern over strikes targeting Arab countries, terming them detrimental to regional stability.
Highlighting defence cooperation, Ashrafi described the Pakistan–Saudi Arabia strategic partnership as a significant development for the Muslim world, noting that such collaboration could contribute to strengthening collective security among Islamic nations.
He also announced that the Seventh International Paigham-e-Islam Conference would be held in March 2027, with invitations to be extended to global religious leaders, including Imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Grand Mufti of Palestine, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, and Pope, in a bid to promote inter-sect and interfaith harmony.
The conference condemned the killing of a prominent religious scholar, Maulana Muhammad Idrees Tarangzai stating that acts of violence, extortion, and lawlessness have no connection with Islam or Shariah, and expressed solidarity with state institutions in maintaining law and order.
