Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Second World Message of Islam Conference will be held on April 12 at the Convention Centre, Islamabad, said Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Tahir Ashrafi on Monday.

Addressing a press conference, he said the event will be held by the religious and political leadership of Pakistan and notables of the Islamic world and diplomats of Muslim countries in Pakistan. He vowed that PUC would continue its struggle for eradication of terrorism, extremism and sectarian violence from Pakistan and all over the Muslim world.

PUC representatives from different divisions and districts also accompanied him.

Ashrafi said PUC has decided to consult experts of information technology on the blasphemous content issue on social media, said Ashrafi, adding that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan was coordinating with ambassadors of Muslim countries; however practical steps should be taken against this grave issue to remove sacrilegious content from social media and coordination should be made on permanent grounds with authorities of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to block and remove the blasphemous content.

Highlighting basic objectives of the conference, Ashrafi said that it will prove as a forum to unite the leadership of Muslims to make an ideological alliance against terrorism, extremism and sectarian violence. He also stated that political and religious leadership of the country should endorse Operation Raddul Fasaad and also praised endeavors on part of General (r) Nasir Janjua to devise a unanimous narrative on elimination of extremism and terrorism from the country with the coordination of clerics. Ashrafi also resolved that PUC will put forward a national narrative in its practical form for the elimination of terrorism, extremism and sectarian violence from the country in its conference. He added that a consultative meeting will be devised on this national narrative against elimination of terrorism and extremism which will be held on April 6 at Jamia Masjid Al Fateh, in which all the anomalies on the national narrative against terrorism and extremism will be finalised.

To a question, he said that a joint committee should be formed, including representatives of FIA, Interior Ministry and Cyber Wing to contain issue of blasphemous content on social media. He also praised the decision on part of General (r) Raheel Sharif to preside the military alliance of the Saudi-led alliance, adding that it would be an honour for Pakistan and its security forces.

Ashrafi also pinpointed that Islamic Military Alliance has been formed for annihilation of terrorism and extremism from the Muslim world and it would prove a great milestone in fighting extremism.