Pakistan to spearheads international campaign against defamation of religions: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan would spearhead an international campaign against the defamation of religions.
The prime minister said this while addressing at the opening of the two-day international Rehmatul-il-Alameen Conference at Jinnah Convention Centre Islamabad.
The topic of the conference is “Finality of Prophethood and Responsibilities of Muslims in Light of the Teaching of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)”.
It is the 43rd conference aimed at promoting religious harmony, tolerance, brotherhood and equality. Addressing the ceremony, PM Khan congratulated the organizers for organizing an international conference and stressed the need to study the life of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
The prime minister said those people who are unable to understand the philosophy of the life of the Prophet have now become custodians of religion. He said you can only follow the path of blessed people when you have the prophet (PBUH).
PM Khan informed the participants that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) had been asked to establish chairs for research on the Prophet (PBUH)’s life in three universities. Imran Khan said that he had seen Hindus, Sikhs, and people from other religions visiting the shrines of great personalities like Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti and Baba Farid.
They visit their mausoleums because they were great men, the prime minister kept on saying. He said we should examine what it was that the Prophet (PBUH) did, that later led to the defeat of super powers at the hands of Muslims.
Referring to a blasphemous cartoon competition which was announced by a Dutch MP, Imran Khan said that the Dutch government had cancelled the competition, and the matter had also been taken up by Pakistan on the platform of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The primer maintained, “Pakistan will spearhead a campaign for an international declaration against the defamation of religions. Khan said, “I have appointed Ahmer Bilal Sufi, a law expert, to reach out to various countries and convince them to sign the declaration.”
The PM also recalled his personal spiritual journey. He said that he underwent a great change after he met his spiritual mentor, Mian Bashir, who was a sufi.
Religious scholars and a large number of students attended the international conference