Shah demands rights for all schools of thought on equality basis

By: Salman Alvi

RAWALPINDI, June 22: Syed Mazhar Ali Shah Advocate, Secretary General of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan has made it clear that giving rights to all schools of thought on the basis of equality was need of the hour to make motherland Pakistan a welfare Islamic State while sincere and effective implementation of Anti-Terrorism Ordinance (ATO) was necessary to tackle the challenge of terrorism faced by the country.

He stated this while addressing the monthly organizational meeting of central office-bearers at Tehreek headquarters on Sunday. Performance of all departments and countrywide programmes carried out by the Tehreek were reviewed during the meeting. Secretaries also presented their respective reports on this occasion.

Mazhar Ali Shah Advocate said like other Makatib, Maktab-e-Tashayyo is also deprived of basic rights because a particular class was enjoying the monopoly in all State departments including the media. He called upon the government to implement the May 21, 1985 Junejo-Moosavi Agreement forthwith and give ideological representation to Maktab-e-Tashayyo in all departments on the basis of equality.

While strongly condemning the incidents of terrorism, murder, arson, and lawlessness in various parts of the country including Balochistan, he said terrorism was the foremost problem faced by the country at present and the government should announce hatred against banned terrorists groups instead of making political adjustment with them and giving them a place alongside with them. In this connection, he said, the government should implement the President’s Anti-Terrorism Ordinance with an iron hand and tighten its noose against those banned groups that were still active by changing their names.

He said it was a matter of proud for them that the able leadership of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi became the source of pride and success for the nation in all matters. He said the Shiaan-e-Haider Karrar (A.S.) are always ready to follow any line of action given by Agha Moosavi. He reiterated his resolve not to allow anyone to bargain the beliefs and rights of the Millat-i-Jafariya Pakistan and said they would continue their struggle for achievement of their pious targets.

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