Clerics urged to promote harmony

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan has appealed to religious leaders and clerics of all sects to play their due role in promoting sectarian harmony in the prevailing situation.

He urged them to educate the general masses in this regard so that a peaceful environment could be established which is a dire need of the hour.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, the chief minister appreciated the role of religious leaders and ulema in pacifying the sentiments of the general masses after an unpleasant incident that took place in a private sector educational institution in Peshawar the other day.

He said the provincial government highly valued their positive role.

He said that religious leaders and clerics in the province have always been playing a very positive role in such matters and expressed the hope that the ulema will play the same role in future as well.

Muhammad Azam Khan said that in the context of the prevailing law and order situation of the province and the peaceful holding of the upcoming general elections, there is a dire need of a peaceful environment in K-P, adding that the province could not afford any unrest or sectarian issue in the prevailing situation.

He once again made an appeal to the religious leaders and ulema of all sects to further promote sectarian harmony and to play their important role in pacifying the sentiments of the general public in such incidents so that such issues could be dealt with as per law.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 6^th, 2023.