 |
| Photo: Express Tribune |
Source/Credit: APP | Pakistan
By APP | July 19, 2011
ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday that inter-faith harmony was most needed at present time to fight the handful terrorist and extremist elements trying to destroy peace of the country.
While addressing as chief guest at Bain-ul-Itehadul Muslimeen conference here at Al-Kausar University, she said that Pakistan created by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was above religious and sectarian divides and people belonging to all schools of thought rendered sacrifices for creation of a separate homeland for Muslims of the sub-continent.
The minister said that today we need the spirit of unity among the Muslims at the time of partition to strengthen the country and defeat the elements trying to destroy the homeland by creating rift in the name of sectarian divides.
The minister appreciated the role of Al-Khoei Trust for promotion of religious harmony in the country.
About Pakistan’s relations with Iran she said that both the brotherly countries enjoy deep rooted religious, historical and cultural relations which have strengthened with passage of time. She called for increase in people to people contacts in the changing regional scenario.
The minister also said that the present people’s government in Pakistan was focusing its attention to further enhance its relations with neighbour brotherly country.
She cited the example of President Asif Ali Zardari’s two visits to Tehran in the recent past and added that the new initiative of the President would open a new era of friendship and cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad and this will end our dependence on western world.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan assured the audience that the present government was fully committed to effectivelly check the menace of extremism and terrorism.She said that all the segments of the society have offered sacrifices in the war against terrorism. Referring to martyrdom of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, and murder of Shahbaz Bhatti and Salman Taseer she said that Pakistan People’s Party had offered unprecedented sacrifices in war against terror.
She assured that Ministry of Information and Broadcasting would play its role for promotion of inter-faith harmony in the country.
* Ahmadiyya Times take issue with APP's choice of words in writing this story. While Benazir Bhutto was declared to be shaheed and martyred , Taseer and Bhatti were just murdered.
Read original post here: Inter-faith harmony need of hour to fight handful terrorist elements: Dr Firdous
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thank you for your comments. Any comments irrelevant to the post's subject matter, containing abuses, and/or vulgar language will not be approved.