RAWALPINDI: The Ulema of different schools of thought unanimously decided not to protest against the Lal Masjid issue. The decision was taken at a district peace committeeÂ’s meeting held at Pir Syed Izhar Hussain Shah BukhariÂ’s residence. City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Murrawat Ali Shah and ulemas Allama Akram Hamdani, Allama Abdul Jalil Naqvi, Allama Nasir Zaidi, Ghulam Ali Qamar, Allama Syed Hamidullah Shah and Allama Hafiz Saliheen participated in the meeting. The meeting said the issue of Jamia Hafsa and Lal Masjid would not be discussed in Friday sermons. It said the Ulema should forge unity and highlight the importance of unity in their sermons. Participants expressed satisfaction over the action taken by the government regarding the Jamia Hafsa and Lal Masjid issue and said the governmentÂ’s wise strategy had helped save precious lives. They assured their cooperation to the government. Allama Pir Syed Izhar Hussain Bukhari said the government should acquire the services of a peace committee to tackle such situations. He said peace committees could be helpful in maintaining peace and forging unity and harmony among various sects. He said the services of peace committees were obvious in eliminating terrorism. He asked the government for the patronage of the peace committees.