LAHORE, NOV 11 (DNA) -Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday urged religious leaders and members of society to take ownership of a war against extremism.

Fawad Chaudhry said this while briefing the media in Lahore regarding an upcoming ‘Rehmatul-il-Alameen Conference’ being held this month. Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the event on Nov 20, he said.

The minister said that love for the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is the foundation of Islam, whereas a group of people is trying to misuse the issue for political gain.

The information minister said that recent protests had “nothing to do with religion, but were about politics”.

He encouraged religious segments of society to come forward to counter such groups who, he said, were playing politics in the name of religion.

“It is the responsibility of the state to ensure there is an environment where everyone can present their arguments,” he said.

The minister was of the opinion that recent protests were not a crisis for the government, but the symptom of a crisis being faced by society. “Religion had nothing to do with all this activity,” he added.

The information minister criticized the opposition adding PTI was against dynastic politics. He said merit will rule supreme in PTI government.=DNA

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