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| Govt appeals ulema to call off strike |
| 2010-12-31 |
| [Geo News] Federal Minister for Labour and Religious Affairs, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said the government will not amend the Namoos-e- Risalat law and appealed to the Learned Elders of Islam to withdraw the strike call. The federal minister was addressing a presser at Pakistain People's Party (PPP), Sindh Media Cell here on Thursday. He said the government will not amend the Namoos-e-Risalat law and no Bill for this purpose has been submitted to the Assembly. Syed Khursheed Shah appealed to the Learned Elders of Islam to withdraw the strike call after the assurance given in the National Assembly, in this regard. The minister said some elements are hatching conspiracy against the government for their personal interests. Syed Khursheed Shah said the PPP believes that Islam is our religion. He said his party will never hurt the feelings of the 180 million Mohammedans. He said when the government has given clear assurance on the floor of the National Assembly that no bill about Namoos-e-Risalat is being tabled before the House, then giving a strike call with reference to it, is unfair. The minister recalled that Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman has also been informed eight days ago that no Bill about Namoos-e- Risalat will be presented in the Parliament. He said the religious events of the holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram have been held peacefully and if now any untoward incident happened by bringing people on the road, then who will be responsible. He appealed to the Learned Elders of Islam to immediately withdraw the strike call given in connection with the Tahafooz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 He said his party will never hurt the feelings of the 180 million Mohammedans Thats why there will never be progress in this God Forsaken coutry where the Mullahs are still allowed to control the masses. |
| Posted by: Paul 2010-12-31 08:06 |