Islamabad - Religious scholars form the Pakistan Ulema Council have issued a Fatwa which declares the non-casting of vote a sin, adding that voting is an Islamic responsibility.  The Fatwa further states that women have equal rights to vote, adding that it is not religion that bars them from ...

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi on Thursday said that Ulema and Mushaikh are playing a vital role in promotion of peace, brotherhood, tolerance and religious harmony in the country adding that Ulemas would have to work more on the role of ensuring forbearance, acceptance and ...

MUZAFFARGARH - DCO Abrar Ahmed Mirza and MPA Malik Ahmed Yar Hinjra has called on the Ulema from different schools of thought to play their active role for maintaining brotherhood and stability and unveil those spreading sectarianism in the society. They were presiding over a meeting of District ...

SADIQABAD - The Tehsil Municipal Administration of Sadiqabad held a meeting of local Ulema, police authorities, doctors and other government officials to review the arrangements in connection with the celebrations of Eid Miladun Nabi (SAWW).Addressing the meeting, TMA Administrator and Assistant ...

 PESHAWAR - The Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and other martyred of Karbala was observed amid tight security in the provincial metropolis on Thursday. After the zuhr prayer, the main mourners procession took out from Alamdar Karbala Imambargah near Qissa Khawani bazaar, which was ...

KOT RADHA KISHAN - Regional Police Officer Zulfiqar Ali Cheema urged religious scholars to create harmony, brotherhood and tranquillity among their ranks during the holy month of Muharram as it was the main objective of Islam and teachings of Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAWW). He was addressing the ...

NOORPUR THAL - Deputy Superintendent Police Ch Muhammad Shabbir Gujjar has emphasized the Ulema from different schools of thought to play their active role for maintaining brotherhood and peace in tehsil and unveil those spreading sectarianism and creating law and order during the holy month of ...

ORAKZAI AGENCY - Assistant Political Agent Orakzi Agency on Sunday urged upon both Shiite and Sunni communities to demonstrate unity among their ranks and foil the evil designs of miscreants’ elements in their respective areas during the upcoming days of Muharram.He said this while addressing ...

KARACHI - Inspector General of Sindh Police, Fayyaz Ahmed Leghari on Friday chaired a meeting of a 50-member delegation of ulema at the Central Police Office here.The delegation of the ulema led by prominent scholar Allama Abbas Kumeli called on the IGP here, said a statement.Additional IG Karachi ...

SIALKOT/Faisalabad/MUZAFFARGARH - Gujranwala Regional Police Officer Capt (r) Muhammad Ameen and district coordination officers separately urged the Ulema to shun their differences to ensure peace during Muharram, and said that miscreants would be dealt with sternly especially during the holy ...

SIALKOT/Faisalabad/MUZAFFARGARH - Gujranwala Regional Police Officer Capt (r) Muhammad Ameen and district coordination officers separately urged the Ulema to shun their differences to ensure peace during Muharram, and said that miscreants would be dealt with sternly especially during the holy ...

ISLAMABAD - Like other countries, Muslims celebrated Eid-al-Azha in traditional manner   in across the country including the federal capital by sharing reflections and joy of the special occasion as well as by offering ‘Kurbani’ of sacrificial animals in line with the Islamic ...

KARACHI - Religious leader passed resolution, condemning Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s step to compile the particulars of the religious clerics in Ulema convention.Religious leaders said that Malala Yousafzai was targeted by the paid thugs of the America to sabotage protest driven against ...

KARACHI - Religious leader passed resolution, condemning Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s step to compile the particulars of the religious clerics in Ulema convention.Religious leaders said that Malala Yousafzai was targeted by the paid thugs of the America to sabotage protest driven against ...

HAFIZABAD - Protection of people’s lives, honour and property and maintenance of law and order is the top priority of the present government, in this connection, all possible measures are being taken. This was stated by Commissioner Gujranwala Abdul Jabbar Shaheen while addressing a meeting ...

LAHORE - District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal on Thursday has stated that the role of ulema in anti-polio campaign, starting from October 15, is necessary to make the three days campaign successful. According to target set by the government more than 1.5 million under five years of age ...

PESHAWAR – District Khateeb Peshawar, Maulana Ghulam Rasool Haqqani has urged ulema to support polio vaccination and to give special sermons on importance of polio during Friday prayers. He said this while inaugurating October round of polio campaign in the province. EDO (H) Peshawar, Dr ...

HAFIZABAD - Local Ulema strongly condemned the US President's adamant attitude for not taking any action against the producer of the blasphemous film "innocence of Muslims", on the ground of freedom of expression. The film has hurt the religious sentiments of Muslim Ummah and desecrated the holy ...

PESHAWAR – The religious scholars have unanimously fixed the Sadqa-e-Fitr, which would be given to only those poor segments of society that are the most deserving people including relatives or neighbours, at Rs 80 per person for this year.   Sadaqatul-Fitr, also known as ...

DASKA – Local Ulema, their followers and the hundreds of students of religious seminaries adopted a unique method of protesting against the power outages here. The protesters, along with mats and Jaa-i-Namaz obtaining from different mosques of Daska city, started marching towards the canal ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Ulema & Mashiakh Wing President, Pir Sultan Fiazul Hassan, said that they have for the first time established research wing in the party to transform the Ulema wing of the party into vibrant organ in the party not only to serve the cause of Islam but ...

LAHORE - A delegation of PML-N Ulema and Mashaikh Wing led by its President Sahibzada Sultan Faizul Hassan on Wednesday visited Aiwan-e-Karkunan Tehrik-e-Pakistan and lauded the religious and journalistic services of The Nation Editor-in-Chief and Nazaria-i- Pakistan Trust (NPT) Chairman Majid ...

PESHAWAR - Jamiat Ittihad-ul-Ulema, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, President and former MNA Abdul Akbar Chitrali Tuesday said that the provincial government would soon succumb to the pressure of religious scholars, who launched a successful movement against government’s ‘conspiracy’ to bring ...

LOWER DIR - More than 100 prayer leaders and religious clerics affiliated with different sects Tuesday announced to observe March 23 as ‘Yaum-e-Dua’ against the crippling polio disease, saying that they could fully support the government in its anti-polio efforts. The announcement was ...

PESHAWAR - Ulema belonging to Jamiat Ulema Ittihad condemned exclusion of Quranic verses, relating to commandments on jihad, from the syllabus of ninth and tenth classes and termed the act tantamount to committing infidelity.They demanded of the government to restore the syllabus of Islamiat in its ...

PESHAWAR - Ulema urged the parents to vaccinate their children and help the Health Department officials eradicate polio and thus give a healthy life to their children.  “Treatment is treatment, whether it is taken from Muslim or non-Muslim doctors, as there is no such restriction in ...

LOWER DIR - Religious scholars and prayer leaders on Tuesday announced to cooperate with the government and health staff in eradicating polio in Dir Lower.The announcement was made during a media briefing organized by the National Research & Development Foundation (NRDF) with the support of ...

BAHAWALPUR - All security arrangements have been finalised to keep peace on the eve of Youm-e-Ashur while extra security measures will be adopted for the 103 suspected points in Bahawalpur Region where the law & order situation can be disturbed. This was stated by the Regional Police Officer ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER SARGODHA - The District Administration has imposed ban on 46 Ulema from entering District Sargodha for maintaining peace. The banned Ulema include: Maulana Allah Yar, Maulana Alam Tariq, Maulana Masroor Nawaz, Maulana Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi, Maulana Muavia Azam Tariq, Maulana ...

LAHORE Rejecting allegations that assasinated former Governor Salmaan Taseer had committed blasphemy, the Minhajul Quran International Ulema Council has stressed that the religious forces have launched movement for release of Mumtaz Hussain Qadri without necessary academic research. Stance of MQI, ...