RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has reiterated his resolve not to let motherland Pakistan become a sectarian State that came into being in the name of Islam.

He stated this while delivering his Presidential address at the first session of the two-day high level meeting of Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan in which delegates from all the four provinces, Azad Kashmir, Northern Areas and foreign countries participated.

Some important decisions were also made on this occasion viz. important national and international matters, particularly law and order situation and arrangements for the oncoming Muharram which will be announced by Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi through a Press conference.

Heads of different central and subordinate department, provincial Presidents and Nazims presented their reports in the meeting.

Addressing the meeting, Agha Moosavi said that Pakistan not came into being in the name of any particular Maktab rather the Quaid-i-Azam made the creation of a welfare Islamic State possible by gathering the Muslims of the Sub-continent under the Parcham-e-Tauheed, therefore, he added, the key to its survival, stability and development lay in giving the rights of all schools of thought on the basis of equality.

He said two and half decades ago, when a dictator announced to make the country a sectarian State, the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya thwarted that conspiracy by saying that this country does not belong to any particular Maktab rather it is the inheritance of us all and thus no one will be allowed to follow his personal desire and that Sunnis and Shias are two strong arms of Islam who must be given their right to lead their life in accordance with their own beliefs.

He said we got the Shia demands accepted through 8-month long peaceful agitation during the worst martial law as a result of which May 21, 1985 Junejo-Moosavi agreement came into being that guarantees rooting out of sectarianism. He said at present, Maktab-e-Tashayyo is being led only and only by TNFJ and we have never given up our rights.

He said it is necessary for the education curriculum to be commensurate with the national ideologies because according to the Pakistan’s Constitution Islam and not any sect or group is the official religion of Pakistan.

The TNFJ chief while making his point of view about the Haqooq-e-Niswan Bill passed from the Parliament and the Hasbah Bill from the Sarhad Assembly clear said no Bill is required in the presence of consensus 1973 Constitution.

Commenting on the resignations and movement against the government with reference to Haqooq-e-Niswan Bill from the religious parties of the Parliament, he said that the ulema should give up race for the Kursi (chair) and recite Ayat-ul-Kursi instead to solve all problems. He said Islam preaches us the lesson to behave with woman and that no other religion of the world preaches. Islam not only gives honour to woman who were sent to grave from the lap rather it also provided her protection of her rights.

He said the supremacy of the man yes, but rights of man and woman are equal. He said we support every oppressed and condemn every oppressor. At present the whole world is under the grip of terrorism, the life of oppressed Muslims in Kashmir and Palestine was difficult, then Afghanistan was destructed in the garb of terrorism and then it was Iraq that was put topsy-turvy to the extent that blood of the oppressed Iraqi people is being shed and even the holy places are not spared.

Agha Moosavi made it clear that there is no sectarian conflict in Iraq rather all Sunnis and Shias are united. Condemning those who call the victims of terrorism in Iraq as “Halaak” he made it clear that the status of those killed in Karbala and Najaf is not less than those who are killed in Makkah and Medinah, therefore, the Islamic media should refrain from pleasing the worldly super powers and should please the real Super Power i.e. Allah.

He said President Pervez Musharraf have made many good steps to root out terrorism but the banned extremist groups working on the basis of foreign aid have become active again and are being encouraged by the government, opposition and the media. He strongly demanded from President Musharraf to take notice of the situation and issue directives for effective implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Act.

He said neither we have allowed any shift from the Nazria-e-Asaasi (basic ideology) in the country nor we would allow so in future also.

The Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi made it clear that we have to safeguard the interests of religion and the motherland and respecting ‘Wila’, ‘Aza’, dignity of Sadaat and Marja’aiyyat is our habit. Those who kept distance from their belief had to suffer but we still pray for their long life so that they can see the difference between the right and the wrong. Neither our forefathers bargained on ideologies or rights, nor we are going to do so or accept any law contrary to our beliefs. He said we are continuing our steady struggle under the peaceful policy to achieve our goals.

He said we are the followers of those holy personalities who never bargained and bore all types of problems and difficulties for holy religion. Azadari is the only source of forgiveness and we do not boast on any worship but Azadari which would continue till the D-Day as no power on earth could stop it.

He directed the delegates to review the Azadari problems by summoning the TNFJ Provincial, Regional and District Council meetings and make timely steps to resolve the same. 

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