PESHAWAR: General (r) Raheel Sharif’s experience and vast knowledge will play a pivotal role in countering terrorism, said Imam-e-Kaaba Sheikh Saleh Bin Mohammad Al Talib on Sunday.
In an interview, he said: “After retirement, army officers are free to work in any capacity. Leading a Muslim alliance will only bring prestige to the people of Pakistan.” He said that all the 39 member countries had joined hands to eradicate terrorism from the world.
“Pakistan is now a peaceful country as they have bravely curbed the menace of terrorism. All the credit goes to Gen (r) Raheel Sharif, the government of Pakistan and people of Pakistan,” he said.
Earlier, Imam-e-Kaaba Sheikh Saleh Bin Mohammad Al Talib addressed the concluding session of the three-day Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) centennial celebrations. Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party central leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai also addressed the gathering.
Al Talib said that terrorist elements were sabotaging peace of the world through their own interpretation of religion.
“Islam is the only religion which adheres to the principles of morality and peace to lead the world and that is why it is the most popular religion of the world,” he said. He said that defense of Haramain Sharifain (the two holy mosques) was the joint responsibility of Muslim Ummah. “In this regard, the unflinching support of Pakistan will always be honoured,” he said.
Shiekh Salih Bin Mohammad said that the enemy wanted to misguide the Muslims from the right path of Islam. “We should not give up the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him),” he said.
He said that terrorism paralysed the economy and social structure of a country and religious seminaries must play their role in identifying such elements and thwarting their ideology.
“Pakistan has the capability to be a leader of the Muslim Ummah and defend their ideological and geographical frontiers,” he said.
JUI-F Central Ameer Maulana Fazlur Rahman and said that Islam was the religion of peace and tolerance. “No one will be allowed to sabotage the peaceful political atmosphere of the country through terrorism and sectarianism,” he said.
