The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC), expressing its vehement condemnation of the heinous terrorist attacks in Mastung and Hangu on Saturday, said that those who attacked innocent people were enemies of humanity, Islam and Pakistan as their mission is to spread unrest in the country.
In a joint statement, PUC Chairman Hafiz Muhammad TahirMahmoodAshrafi, Allama Abdul HaqMujahid, MaulanaRafiq Jami, MaulanaNaumanHashir, Maulana Muhammad ShafiQasmi, AllamaTahir Al Hassan, PirAsadullahFarooq, MaulanaAslamSiddiqui, QariIsmatullahMuawiya, MaulanaZubairAbid, Maulana Muhammad AslamSiddiqui, Qari Abdul Hakeem Athar, Maulana Muhammad AslamQadri, MaulanaMubashirRahimi, Maulana Abdul GhaffarFarooqui, Maulana Ibrahim Hanafi, Mufti Syed Naseem Islam, Mufti FalakSher, Mufti RehmatDeen, QariKafayatullah, MaulanaNasirHaqqani, and Qari Faisal Ameen said those who terrorized innocent and defenseless civilians on the holy occasion of 12th RabiulAwwal had no affiliation with any religion particularly Islam and they were enemies of humanity.
They said Pakistan’s perpetual adversary, had been involved in fomenting unrest in the region as it used international terrorist organizations to fuel instability, not only in Pakistan but also in countries like Canada, as evidenced by recent murder of Sikh leader. They further said India wanted to divert the world’s attention from its internal and external problems through such terrorist incidents.
The religious scholars and leaders said they stood united along with the general public against the terrorism and extremism and pledged their full support to the national armed forces and security agencies in their unwavering efforts to eradicate terrorism and maintain peace.
They recalled Pakistan’s successful efforts in exposing and dismantling international terrorist networks operating within its borders reiterating its commitment to counter these sinister designs and pledged to continue their struggle against the enemies of peace and stability.
In conclusion, they said Pakistan, its security institutions, political and religious leaders, and the resilient people were resolutely facing the challenges posed by terrorism and they remained determined not to let these conspiracies succeed in destabilizing their nation and region.
