PUC vows to support National Action Plan

Islamabad
Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi has said that religious seminaries and mosques will continue to support the government in the efforts for implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) and will not allow any group or party to impose their agenda in Pakistan by force.
Talking to ‘The News’, Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, who also is the Member of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), said: “Though we have some reservations over the search operations conducted against mosques and seminaries but still we extend our support and cooperation.”
He said that the basic objective of launching the month-long ‘Nida-e-Pakistan’ campaign was to foster solidarity among the masses and inculcate an environment of debate between the followers of different religions and sects.
He said that it was for the first time in the history of Pakistan that the national flag was hoisted atop all the mosques and seminaries throughout Pakistan on the Independence Day.
“This was an initiative taken by the PUC under its ‘Nida-e-Pakistan’ campaign and it proved to be a huge success as it abundantly reflected the devotion of religious segments of society towards their country,” Ashrafi said.