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Pakistani clerics condemn use of religion
for terrorism
Monday May 21, 2012 11:34:41 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: Around 40
religious leaders in Pakistan launched a front -- National
Solidarity Council -- Monday to promote sectarian harmony and
resolve disputes and oppose the use of religion for terrorism.
The religious leaders unanimously condemned the use of religion
for acts of terror and said any such thinking was contrary to
Islam.
"We all agree to condemn bloodshed and terrorism in the name of
religion as we consider all such acts against Islam," Xinhua
quoted the leaders as saying in a joint statement issued at the
end of a day-long conference in Islamabad.
The National Solidarity Council was launched to work against
sectarian hatred and promote harmony among different sectarian
groups.
"Declaring members of any Muslim sects as non-Muslims and
justifying their killings is un-Islamic," the statement said.
The statement asked all religious groups to avoid speeches which
can hurt religious sentiments of any other sects.
It said publication of provocative material should be banned and
leaders of all schools of thoughts should be given equal respect.
Differences among religious sects should be solved by mutual
understanding, it said.
The conference appointed Qazi Hussain Ahmed as head of the new
National Solidarity Council.
He said the group will be non-political and will have nothing to
do with electoral alliance.
"It's going to be an ideological platform which will work for
safeguarding national interests and guide the nation in religious
matters," Ahmed said.
Hundreds of people have been killed in sectarian attacks in
Pakistan in recent months and Monday's conference was considered a
move to address the problem.
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