PESHAWAR – Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Inter Provincial Coordination Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that Islam is a religion of peace, brotherhood and tolerance and there is no place for extremism and terrorism in Islam.
He expressed these views while addressing a provincial Seerat-un-Nabi (SAW) conference in the Audatrium of Auqaf at Peshawar on Saturday.
Provincial Auqaf Minister Namroz Khan Khankhel addressed the conference as a chief guest. Other speakers of the function were Provincial Chief Khateeb Qari Roohullah Madni, Mufti Ghulam-ur-Rahman, Syed Liaqat Ali Shah Gilani and Syed Abid Shakiri.
The information minister maintained, “It was need of the hour to get guidance of the teachings of our Holy Prophet Muhammad SAW and adopt His strategy to come out of the present critical situation.
He called upon the ulema to come forward and play their due role in combating terrorism and extremism from the society. He underscored the need for sensitising the society about the menace of terrorism and stop more bloodshed in this land. He regretted that anti-state elements were acting on the agenda of enemies and presented the Muslims as terrorist in the world.
He said that it was the duty of ulema and intellectuals to present true picture of the Muslims before the world and identify the elements who were defaming Islam.
Mian Iftikhar declared that the life threat could not deviate him from his mission and Jehad against terrorism and extremism would continue till its complete elimination.
Those who afraid of death, will die again and again therefore he would preferred for a life of honour and dignity but would never bow down before the terrorists, he added.