A joint meeting of religious scholars, spiritual leaders and representatives of different faiths, organised by the National Paigham-e-Aman Committee, and the Provincial Paigham-e-Aman Committee, Balochistan, was held at Jamia Salafia Dawat-ul-Haq under the chairmanship of Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council and Coordinator of the National Paigham-e-Aman Committee.
Maulana Ali Muhammad Abu Turab, Dr. Asif Mir, Mufti Yousaf Kashmiri, Maulana Syed Samiullah Agha, Maulana Qasim Haqqani, Allama Nasrullah Hussaini, Mufti Muhammad Jan Qasmi, Maulana Hizbullah Usmani, Maulana Samiullah Awan, Maulana Abdul Rahman, Maulana Abdullah Haqqani, Mufti Umar Farooq, Maulana Abdur Rahman Salafi, Pastor Simon Bashir, Sardar Jasbir Singh and other religious scholars, spiritual leaders and representatives of different faiths attended the meeting.
In a unanimous declaration, they reaffirmed the consensus fatwa against suicide attacks, terrorism, extremism and the killing of innocent people, while fully endorsing the national narrative of Paigham-e-Pakistan.
The declaration stated that suicide attacks are forbidden in Islam, the killing of innocent people is impermissible, and terrorism is contrary to the fundamental teachings of Islam and all religions. No individual, group or organisation has the right to engage in bloodshed, carry out armed actions against the state or take the law into its own hands in the name of religion, sect or any ideology.
Strongly condemning the use of innocent women, children, young people and students for terrorism and suicide attacks, the declaration stated that such acts are religiously forbidden, morally reprehensible and serious crimes against humanity. It added that those who mislead the younger generation and turn them into fuel for terrorism are enemies of human life and Pakistan s future.
The declaration expressed full support for the efforts of the Pakistan Army and national security institutions against Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan. It stated that the entire nation stood alongside the Pakistan Army in eliminating terrorism and safeguarding national security and stability. Protecting Pakistan s security, stability and the lives and property of its people was described as a shar
