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| Ulema call for speedy, fair trial |
| 2013-11-21 |
| [Pak Daily Times] The Pakistain Ulema Council (PUC) on Wednesday urged speedy and fair trial of those responsible for the killing of innocent people in Rawalpindi last Friday. Addressing a presser at the National Press Club, PUC Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi called for arresting all the culprits. He announced that a "Condemnation Day" will be observed on November 22 to denounce the plans of some evil forces to fuel sectarian hatred in the country. He called for imposing a ban on the use of loud speakers in mosques and sacred places of all religions. The PUC will appear before the judicial commission set up over the Rawalpindi incident and provide evidence, he added. Ashrafi said the whole nation was expecting the religious scholars to play their role in restricting hate material. He appealed to Learned Elders of Islam and mashaikh belonging to all schools of thought to show tolerance and acceptance, and create an atmosphere of harmony and understanding. "The enemies of Ummah and Islam had succeeded to strike only because of slackness on the part of the local administration," said Ashrafi, who is also a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology. "To prevent the flames of sectarianism and hatred flare up any further all of us need to make every effort to calm down the emotions." He appealed to the people to show restraint and not get swayed by any kind of adverse instigation or incitement to resort to violence. He said a counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operation be launched forthwith to eliminate the terrorists. |
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