Govt determined to wipe out menace of terrorism : Raja Zafar-ul-Haq

Lahore : Leader of House in Senate Raja  Zafar-ul-Haq on Sunday said the government was determined to  wipe out menace of terrorism from the country at all costs.

He expressed these views while addressing inaugural  ceremony of a two-day Conference on Islam and Peace, titled  ‘Moderate Dialogue and Community Peace’ here.

Raja Zafar-Ul-Haq said at a time when whole world was  affected from the menace of terrorism, only Islamic teachings  could save it from terrorism. “Islam is a religion of peace, harmony and tolerance,”  he said and added terrorists had no regard for religious  teachings. He also lauded leadership role of Saudia Arabia and  said that it always helped Pakistan in difficult times.

Raja Zafar-ul-Haq highlighted the need for establishing  and augmenting the joint forum to solve certain internal  conflicts of Muslim Ummah.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Religious Affairs  and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousuf said that unity  among the Muslim countries was the only panacea for problems,  confronting Muslim Ummah.

The Minister said Pakistan`s exemplary sacrifices in the  fight against terrorism were now internationally acknowledged. He said the religious scholars across the Islamic World  have crucial role to play in countering Western propaganda  against Islam.

Sardar Yousuf said the government has formed the Ulema  Mashaikh Council for mutual reconciliation and guidance on  major national issues.

Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir  Baloch said the government will continue its cooperation to  all such forums, established to sort out solutions for  peace and stability in the Muslim World and across the  world.

He urged the religious scholars and leaders of religious  parties to unanimously declare Fatwa on any terrorist attack and  condemn it jointly instead of issuing individual statements.