JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday strongly condemned the killing of foreign trekkers, claiming it was against Sharia and the country’s culture to kill guests.
Addressing media personnel at the JUI-F office, Fazl said the brutal killings orchestrated by the Taliban at Nanga Parbat base camp were against Islamic laws. “The killing of guest trekkers is tantamount to abrogating the country’s constitution,” he asserted.
Gunmen in paramilitary uniform overran a mountaineering base camp in the early hours of Sunday and shot dead 10 foreign climbers, including Chinese and Ukrainian nationals, who were resting during a climb up Nanga Parbat, the 9th tallest peak in the world.
Touching on the topic of peace talks with the Taliban, the JUI-F chief said trust should be established prior to setting any conditions for talks. “Attacks and peace dialogue cannot go together,” he added, stressing building trust was the most important part of making the dialogue successful.
Fazl maintained the United States should also restore this trust with the Taliban and other stakeholders prior to setting any conditions for peace.
JUI-F’s parliamentary leader in the provincial assembly Akram Khan Durani along with other senior leaders including Maulana Lutfur Rahman, Maulana Jalil Jan and Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur were present at the JUI-F office for the briefing.
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@Water Bottle: If you had bothered to look up the word, you would have found: INTELLECTION: Noun: The act or process of understanding; the exercise of the intellect; reasoning.
Condemned,Condemned and Condemned we are listening this word for 15 years,, im sick of it and these leaders
@Cuckoo: Love You Cuckoo. I hope for more like you. On both sides of the border. May your breed flourish.
@Cuckoo:
Intellection? What is that? An injection given before election?
@PTI Mardan: same question should be asked from your leader as well.
Mullah in trouble!
How about ordinary Pakistanis? Is it okay to kill them?
@Babloo: intellection is the privilege of a free mind. "God is not coming to save you," MS Dhoni told our men in blue. As a former Indian Catholic who has been an atheist for several years, MS Dhoni's remarks pushed India just a little more into the modern era. Not secular, not progressive, but modern. Where he told them to trust in themselves, take personal responsibility, and act scientifically. All while being as Indian as they could possibly be.
As an atheist Indian, and as a Catholic before that, I've felt much more comfortable in India than anywhere else (U.S. included). People don't flip out when you tell them your views on religion, and there's more than enough room for free expression. There's tons of room for improvement (for example, I think offending religious sentiments should not be protected by law), but the good news is that improvement is inevitable because the cultural climate is changing with acceleration (Dhoni's remark being an example). Whatever god you currently worship (Shiva, Vishnu, the "Holy Trinity," Allah) doesn't change the fact that you were spawned from the streams, mountains, stories, and long history and culture (call it Hindu, or Indian, or Indic or anything else) of beautiful Bharat. As for me, I don't want to worship any God, because, frankly, that's just how I am. It never felt right for me. I simply don't believe that the stories, however romantic and fantastic, are true. I don't have the same capacity for faith that many others do. Luckily, my Indian parents (Catholic) and my Indian friends (Hindu, Muslim, Catholic, Sikh, Jain, Atheist, whatever) couldn't care less about who I have a silent conversation with before bedtime (i.e., nobody).
To my sisters and brothers in Pakistan who value intellection, free thinking, and are possibly atheist, my best wishes to you. I hope you get the country you long for, and more importantly, I hope you get to live fulfilling, free-thinking lives soon, free from persecution and danger, wherever that may be!
"“Attacks and peace dialogue cannot go together,”
Someone tell this to Maulana's friends. Their attacks have continued unabated despite peace overtures from US towards Taliban and Pakistan with TTP. And yet some political parties still think that peace through negotiations is an achievable goal.
Whether Sharia and culture allow to kill innocent Pakistanis by TTP? No need of any law of the land.
So if Sharia said its okay to kill , you would gladly do so. Do you have your own brain ? Why did God give every individual a personal brain and the ability to be able to reason for himself ?