“Altaf Hussain has appealed to the Shia and Sunni people and religious scholars to thwart the evil conspiracy aimed at igniting sectarian strife by exhibiting ideal sectarian harmony during the month of Muharram,” stated the press release.
Hussain stressed that maintaining sectarian harmony was crucial for strengthening unity among the Muslim population. He charged Muslims with “present[ing] the true spirit of the golden principles of Islam by giving to the world a message of peace, brotherhood and religious tolerance.”
The MQM chief also tasked his party officials with maintaining contact with both Shia and Sunni religious scholars during the month of Muharram. He also asked them to hold daily meetings with the scholars to ensure that the two sects are on amicable terms.
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@ zainab jafri (replica) :
what do you mean by "our society" ? its everyone's society ! and sunnis are comfortable with shias and vise versa, some other sect has a bigger problem with both of them. and yes , shias arent suni and sunis arent shia. but no one has the right to kill the other one.
G.A ALTAF HUSSAIN BHAI
To all trollers, keep in mind that MQM has the widest representation when it comes to sects. It includes leaders, Senators, MNAs, MPAs, and local councillors from almost every sect in Pakistan. Accept it or hide yourself from the facts and live in ignorance :)
Double talk.
if this is real you , then i must say that your local "zimedaran" arent on the same page. mostly the sectarian killing is taking place in your stronghold areas
Mr altaf, the "sects" you have mentioned, have lived in harmony here since ages. The people who cause the trouble are NOT sunnis, they are known militant organisations who have been condemned by numerous respected Sunni ulema. Still they keep on surviving and thriving because they are the strategic assets of our ruling civilian and military elite to which, i really suspect now, YOU belong too.