RAJA FURQAN

ISLAMABAD) Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has stressed upon the religious scholars and Ulema to play their role in creating harmony and awareness among their followers for countering the challenges posed by the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

The Speaker said that unity amongst all the religious sects was imperative in the current situation. He reiterated his stance that the spread of coronavirus pandemic should not be attributed to a particular religious sect or group of people. He said this in a tele-video meeting held in Parliament House with Shia Ulema and scholars in Parliament House, today to discuss the repatriation of Zayreen.

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noor ul Haq Qadri, Minister of State for SAFRON Sheryar Afridi and Religious Scholar Khanum Tayyiba Bokhari attended the meeting, while Religious Scholar Allama Shenshah Naqvi joined the meeting through a tele-video link.

The Representatives of Ministries of Health, Interior, Foreign Affairs and Aviation Division were present during the meeting.

The Speaker said that the world was facing immense challenges due to the spread of coronavirus and Pakistan was not an exception. He said that the virus had badly affected the health and livelihoods of people of Pakistan besides inflicting losses to the economy. He said that we have to face that challenge courageously and collectively and the support of Ulema and religious scholar was imperative in that regard. He said that Ulema and scholars should advise the masses to adopt precautionary measures so that they were safe from that virus. He said that social distancing, staying at home, avoid public gatherings and adoption of other measures advised by the M/o Health should be followed to keep them safe. The Speaker said that 15 Shabaan has religious significance for all sects of Islam, but due to the present threat, people should stay at home, pray to Allah Almighty for the well being of humanity and their fellow citizens and progress and prosperity of the Country.

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