ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid Tuesday called on religious scholars from all schools of thought to work for the promotion of inter-faith harmony, and defeat of sectarianism and extremism.
Talking to a delegation of Markazi Imam Hussain Council led by Dr Ghazanfar Mehdi here, the minister said Islam is a religion of peace and peaceful coexistence. The Islamic scholars of the past and Sufi saints, he said, spread the message of love and tolerance, and due to their efforts people of the sub-continent embraced Islam.
The scourges of terrorism and sectarianism could be defeated by following their teachings, he added.
The minister said promotion of sectarian harmony in the country was need of the hour. Enemies of Pakistan were hatching conspiracies to divide the nation on sectarian lines, but Pakistanis were united to thwart their nefarious designs, he added.
He said,”We have to make Pakistan a state as envisioned by the Quaid-i-Azam, where there is respect for one another’s beliefs and where there is tolerance and no division on the basis of religious and sectarian beliefs.”
The minister said foolproof security measures would be taken throughout the country during Muharram-ul-Haram to observe it with complete respect and reverence.
The members of the delegation assured their full support to the government in wiping out the scourges of terrorism and sectarianism from the country.
The delegation included Sahibzada Mujtaba Farooq Gul Badshah of Morra Sharif, Allama Syed Izhar Bukhari, Zaildar Syed Ahsan Shah, Allama Azmatullah Sultan, Sahibzada Umar Farooq, Sheikh Mazhar Ali, Allama Salim Haidri, Sahibzada Syed Mehmood Ahmed, Syed Mati-ul-Hasnain Sherazi, Tariq Manzoor Tariq, Pasture Pervaiz Yaqoob, Pundit Channa Lal, Allama Zahid Abbas Kazmi and Ahsan Lodhi.
