Against terrorism: Ulema Council condemns ISIS, Assad regime
Pakistan Ulema Council chief says rulers of a country do not have the right to massacre their people
LAHORE:
Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi on Wednesday condemned terrorism and the atrocities committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
“The Pakistan Ulema Council believes that there is no room for terrorism, extremism and barbarism in Islam and no group has the right to kill innocent people. The Pakistan Ulema Council also believes that rulers of a country do not have the right to massacre their people,” Ashrafi said in a statement issued to media.
He said that such terrorist organisations had been formed in reaction to the oppression meted on citizens by the sitting Syrian government.
“The action against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant will not be effective as long as the people continue to be oppressed in Iraq and Syria on the basis of their sects and beliefs,” the PUC chairman said.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 2nd, 2014.
Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi on Wednesday condemned terrorism and the atrocities committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
“The Pakistan Ulema Council believes that there is no room for terrorism, extremism and barbarism in Islam and no group has the right to kill innocent people. The Pakistan Ulema Council also believes that rulers of a country do not have the right to massacre their people,” Ashrafi said in a statement issued to media.
He said that such terrorist organisations had been formed in reaction to the oppression meted on citizens by the sitting Syrian government.
“The action against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant will not be effective as long as the people continue to be oppressed in Iraq and Syria on the basis of their sects and beliefs,” the PUC chairman said.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 2nd, 2014.