Inform\u00adation minist\u00ader says the PTI govt commit\u00adted to make Pakist\u00adan a social welfar\u00ade state like Madina\u00ad
\nnews desk
\nLAHORE
\nInformation Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday called on the country\u2019s religious leadership to play its role to \u201cprevent the war between ideologies from falling into the hands of those who are doing no service to our religion\u201d.
\nAddressing a seminar in Lahore, Chaudhry said the protests that erupted countrywide following a Supreme Court verdict acquitting Asia Bibi \u2013 a Christian woman who had been on death row for eight years in a blasphemy case \u2013 reflected a societal crisis.
\n\u201cIt was not a crisis of the government, or the state, but a societal crisis. Pakistan is not facing a political crisis, it is facing an ideological crisis,\u201d said the info minister.
\nHe pointed out that an ideological war is not won with weapons but with arguments and logic.
\n\u201cSome people are doing politics under the garb of religion. Those seeking anarchy are devoid of the power of argument,\u201d he eluded to the rioters, who damaged property and harassed citizens during the three-day long demonstrations spearheaded by the religious parties, mainly Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.
\n\u201cThose [who rioted], these people come up with a new issue every week and engage in political point-scoring,\u201d the minister said.
\nHe called on the religious leadership to become part of the government\u2019s efforts to spread the message of love of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
\n\u201cThe current government will stand shoulder to shoulder with the religious leadership of the country, and we will prevent this ideological fight from falling into hands of those who are not doing any service to our religion.\u201d
\nChaudhry said that for the first time, the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal is being observed on a state level. Renowned scholars from across the world have been invited to attend the conferences on the occasion, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Inform\u00adation minist\u00ader says the PTI govt commit\u00adted to make Pakist\u00adan a social welfar\u00ade state like Madina\u00ad news desk LAHORE Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday called on the country\u2019s religious leadership to play its role to \u201cprevent the war between ideologies from falling into the hands of those who are doing no service to our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n