The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, in a special meeting with the chairman Pakistan Ulema Council Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi at the Parliament House on Wednesday, resolved that the government will play its effective role to address the issues of mosques and seminaries.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the PTI government has neither cancelled the registration of seminaries in the country nor the government has issued any special form for the seminary students.
Talking to Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, the premier also resolved that the government is all set and willing to support religious tolerance and harmony at all levels in the country. Islam is a religion of peace and harmony, said the premier. Talking about his trip to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that Pakistan and Saudia Arabia are brother Islamic countries adding that Saudi Arabia has always supported Pakistan in every thick and thin. Pakistan welcomes the inclusion of Saudi Arabia in the CPEC and Pakistan values high the Saudi Investment and trade cooperation of Saudi Arabia in Pakistan, said Prime Minister Imran khan.
Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, speaking on this occasion, stated that Masajid (mosques) and seminaries are serving Muslims. He also resolved to support the government. Pakistan Ulema Council and all the religious groups in Pakistan lauded the initiatives of PTI government for revising internal and foreign policies of Pakistan, he said. Pakistan Ulema Council welcomes all the endeavours taken by the ruling government to eliminate the menace of terrorism, extremism and sectarian violence from Pakistan, he said.
Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi also stressed that bilateral relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will further strengthen with the recent visit of Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia.
Published in Daily Times, October 4th 2018.
