ISLAMABAD: The rape of a girl in a madrasa in Rawalpindi has been condemned by religious scholars from different ideologies and demanded that the perpetrators of such heinous crimes should be publicly punished through speedy trial.
In a joint declaration issued after attending a consultation meeting held under the aegis of Pakistan Ulema Council on Sunday, he lamented the growing incidents of child abuse and harassment of women in Pakistan and said that the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of Pakistan should Immediate action should be taken against The convicts and their speedy trial orders.
He urged the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and the Ministry of Information to block obscene websites and obscene and nude content and advertisements on social media.
Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Inter-Religious Harmony, presided over the meeting.
Call to block porn websites
The Joint Declaration states that all sections of the society should play their part to protect the morality of Pakistani society. Sharia rules are clear to both men and women. It is mandatory for both men and women to cover themselves properly and avoid obscenity and nudity. The declaration states that Sharia does not allow a man to touch or harass a woman.
The joint declaration said that the increasing incidents of abuse and harassment of boys and girls and the prevailing fear and intimidation among women call upon all sections of the society, especially the government and the judiciary, to ban and close all such sources. which is responsible for the spread. Pornography and nudity in society.
Maulana Asad Zakaria Qasmi, Syed Ziaullah Shah Bukhari, Maulana Mufti Mohammad Zia Madani, Allama Arif Waheed, Allama Abdul Haq Mujahid, Maulana Mohammad Khan Leghari, Maulana Mufti Mohammad Ali Naqshbandi, Maulana Mufti Abdul Sattar, Maulana Abdul Wahab Puraro, Maulana Roopa Maulana Pirruk, Maulana Pir Asad Habib Shah Jamali, Maulana Mohammad Shafi Qasmi, Maulana Anwar-ul-Haq Mujahid, Mufti Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Maulana Hussain Ahmed, Maulana Qasim Qasmi and other religious scholars attended the meeting.
He urged the government, judiciary and all sections of the society to play an immediate role at their respective levels for the restoration of social and moral values.
He called for strict action on the incidents of Minar-e-Pakistan, Noor Muqad case, Lahore, harassment of women in a rickshaw in madrassas and schools or colleges and punish the guilty.
Published in Dawn, August 23, 2021
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