27th August 2012 <br /><br />Sindh Governor, Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan has directed the Commissioner Karachi to devise a strategy in consultation with the prominent ulema so as to immediately mobilize the Ulema Council. <br /><br />Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan said this while chairing a meeting of prominent ulema belonging to different schools of thought at Governor House. <br /><br />Speaking at the meeting the ulema urged to mobilize the Ulema Council which had been constituted by Sindh Governor Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan. <br /><br />The ulema also agreed that extremism and terrorism are against the teachings of Islam. <br /><br />The participants of the meeting also agreed that those elements which are involved in terrorism or extremism are not well-wishers of the Islam, Muslims and Pakistan. <br /><br />They agreed to make concerted efforts for further promotion of inter-faith harmony in the country. <br /><br />The ulema also vowed to condemn the terrorism in its all forms and manifestations as well as to raise voice against it at all the forums. <br /><br />Prominent ulema including Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman, Mufti Muhammad Naeem, Allama Abbas Kumeli, Hafiz Muhammad Sulfi, Mufti Majid, Maulana Azizur-Rehman, Mufti Junaid, Maulana Abdul Kareem Abid, Shahid Ghauri, Yaqoob Attari, Haji Muhammad Hanif Tayyab, Maulana Ahmed Hassan, Allama Furqan Haider Abidi, Shabbar Raza, Allama Shabbir-ul-Hassan Tahiri, Siddiqi Rathore, Maulana Asad Thanvi and Maulana Tanveer-ul- Haq Thanvi attended the meeting. <br /><br />DG Rangers major General Rizwanullah, Secretary Home Affairs, Rizwan Memon, IG Sindh Police Fayyaz Leghari, Commissioner Karachi, Roshan Ali Sheikh and other high officials attended the meeting. <br /><br />The ulema congratulated the Sindh Governor for receiving the highest civil award and also hailed his efforts for the release of staff of Merchant Navy from the Somalian pirates.
