Ulema, Mashaikh support lockdown strategy of PM over coronavirus

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Ulema and Mashaikh have strongly supported the lockdown strategy of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan over novel coronavirus pandemic. A delegation of religious scholars called on the prime minister in Islamabad on Monday and assurance him of full coordination to implement the decision of precautionary measures taken by the government. The delegation included Pir Aminul Hasanat Shah, Pir Shamsul Amin, Pir Naqibur Rehman, Maulana Mohammad Hanif Jalandhari, Maulana Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, Hafiz Ghulam Mohammad Sialvi, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Sahibzada Pir Sultan Fayyaz Hussain, Mufti Maulana Syed Charagh Din Shah and Maulana Ziaullah Shah. Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Mufti Munibur Rehman, Mufti Taqi Usmani also attended the meeting through video link. Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mahmood, Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri, Special Assistant on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan, Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology Dr Qibla Ayaz and others were also present in the meeting. Allama Shehenshah Hussain Naqvi also attended the meeting through video link. The religious scholars of the country said that the stance of the prime minister about lockdown is a realistic approach and according ground realities.