Pakistan is making progress in all fields as an enlightened modern Islamic state where everyone is free to exercise one's religious beliefs, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday.
| Exercising one's religious beliefs occasionally consistst of shooting up churches or temples or the mosques of other sects, of course... |
| But they're very ecumenical about it, they'll shoot up anyone's buildings ... |
Talking to a 56-member delegation of religious scholars led by Senator Muhammad Abbas Komeli, the prime minister urged them to guide people and caution them against those trying to create dissention and stop development in Pakistan through propaganda. "Islam is a religion of peace and harmony and strongly condemns violence and terrorism. It is our responsibility to highlight the glorious traditions of Islam and be a model for the world to see that Muslims are peace-loving, enlightened and tolerant," the prime minister said.
| I'm not sure which they're going to get tired of first: killing people or uttering that kind of nonsense... |
He said the Muslim world needed to unite and spread the real message of Islam. Prime Minister Aziz said the nation had to rise above differences and work for the country's welfare. |