Tahir Ashrafi appointed PM’s aide on religious harmony

Pakistan Ulema Council chairman will serve in an honorary capacity, says official statement

ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed renowned religious scholar, Maulana Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi as his special representative on religious harmony.

"The Prime Minister has been pleased to appoint Maulana Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi as Special Representative of the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony, with immediate effect. The appointment of Maulana Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi shall be in honorary capacity," said a statement issued by PM Office on Tuesday.

Ashrafi is a current member of the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League in Makkah and also a president of Wafaqul Masajid Pakistan.

He has also served as an Advisor to President of Pakistan for Interior and Affairs of Islamic World and Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC).

In 2019, Ashrafi’s efforts to counter terrorism, extremism and sectarian violence in Pakistan and the Muslim world were acknowledged by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

He was conferred with OIC’s Universal Award in a special ceremony held in Abu Dhabi. UAE Minister for Tolerance and Harmony Al-Sheikh Al-Nehan Al-Mubarak and Secretary General OIC Dr Yusuf Ahmed Al-Asmeen presented the shield to the religious scholar.