UIPM to take religious scholars, human rights activists along

Islamabad: Universal Interfaith Peace Mission, the gold medallist organisation of World Interfaith Harmony Week of the United Nations is going to organise a Thanksgiving Reception in honour of Federal Minister for Human Rights Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) today (Monday) at Islamabad Hotel, says a press release

Human rights activists from several organisations have been invited to the reception where Federal Minister for Human Rights Mumtaz Ahmed will be the chief guest, Dr Qibla Ayaz, Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) will preside over the ceremony, while UIPM Chairman Allama Dr GR Chishti will deliver vote of thanks.

Dr Chishti said that the purpose of the reception is to shed light on Pakistani Shariah Law and Supra International Human Rights Laws with an aim of highlighting the issues which are not only for the betterment of Pakistani nation, but for the entire Muslim Ummah and nations around the world. “We will try to take religious as well as human rights activists along and reach a consensus on the issue as these will have future implications on the world and Muslim Ummah,” he added.

Dr Chishti is also likely to highlight the aspects of the future of foreseeable contingency and also give its solution. UIPM chairman is also likely to highlight the issue of apostasy and decrees of apostates given by several schools of thoughts of Islam against each other. He will also shed light on sensitivities of the issues as these are dangerous times for global peace and contradictory to interfaith harmony.

Dr Chishti will also highlight the tussle between two warring parties in Yemen and their implications on minorities including Jews, Christians, and Baha’i community particularly the later who are being regularly persecuted for just practising their faith, which is in complete contradiction to the United Nations Human Rights Covenants of 1948.