Muslims urged to seek Allah’s mercy

LAHORE:Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi visited Raiwind Markaz here Thursday and held meeting with Ameer Tableeghi Jamaat Maulana Nazarur Rehman.

Ameer Tableeghi Jamaat Maulana Nazarur Rehman said that Muslims should strive to mould their lives in accordance with the teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH) and invite human beings to believe in the oneness of Allah Almighty by seeking endeavours to correct their deeds. He also appealed to Muslims to seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty adding that with blessings of Allah Coronavirus pandemic will come to an end soon.

Pakistan Ulema Council chairman Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi in his meeting with Majlis-e-Shura of Tableeghi Jamaat stated that Pakistan Ulema Council would continue supporting Tableeghi Jamaat at every forum. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Brig (r) Ijaz Shah talking to Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi assured that the government was making every possible effort to bring back expatriate Pakistanis stuck abroad.

According to press release issued by PUC chief Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, the interior minister stated that the government had neither locked down any mosque nor it intended to lock any Masjid in the country. The government with consultation of religious leadership of the country will devise mechanism on Taraveeh and Eitkaf for Ramazan. The interior minister stated that the government respected Ulema and Mashaykh and seminaries and mosques are honourable for the government.

Tahir Ashrafi thanked Federal Interior Minister Brig (R) Ijaz Shah for supporting on the issues of Tableeghi Jamaat, pilgrims and affairs of Masajid and seminaries. Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi underlined that ulema did not want confrontation with the government adding that they had no intention to violate lockdown in wake of Coronavirus pandemic.

FIRs registered: Police registered at least 1,929 FIRs against the people involved in violations of Section 144 here on Thursday. More than 159,260 citizens were checked at pickets till now since the lockdown whereas more than 149,000 were asked to contain their unnecessary movement in the city.

More than 4,176 citizens were released after taking warranty bonds as not to move again in city unnecessarily. As many as 138,368 vehicles including 78,471 motorcycles, 27,654 cars, 20,969 rickshaws, 3,867 taxis and 7,407 bigger vehicles were stopped on pickets and vehicle owners were issued warnings for unnecessary movement in the city.