ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday met with Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and praised his organization for advocating the causes of and fostering unity among Muslim countries, Sharif’s office said.
Sharif met the secretary-general of the MWL, a Makkah-based non-governmental organization that represents followers of Islam around the world, in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, where the Pakistan premier was attending an extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit on the situation in Gaza and Lebanon, and rising tensions in the Middle East amid ongoing Israeli military campaigns.
He appreciated the “remarkable” work being done by the MWL in promoting the true image of Islam around the world, particularly lauding the leadership of the secretary-general in steering the organization.
“Muslim World League had a critical role in advocating for Muslim causes and spreading the message of fraternity, tolerance and mutual respect,” he said. “[This] is particularly important during the ongoing conflict in Gaza and various other challenges confronting the Muslim world.”
The Prime Minister recalled the secretary-general’s visit to Pakistan in April this year and said he was looking forward to early completion of various projects and initiatives that were being planned by the two sides.
He mentioned the establishment of the Seerat Musuem in Pakistan and said this noble project would be instrumental in highlighting various aspects of the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
Sharif laid the foundation stone of the museum that would exhibit relics related to the life of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) at a ceremony in Islamabad on April 14, which was also attended by the MWL secretary-general.
Through these projects, Sharif said, the MWL was attracting the attention of younger generation and reinforcing the timeless message of Islam by using latest digital technologies. He hoped to receive the secretary-general soon in Pakistan to build on the momentum and fast track implementation of ongoing projects.
“The Secretary General of Muslim World League praised the Prime Minister for his commitment and efforts to further strengthen ties between Pakistan and Muslim Ummah,” Sharif’s office said. “He also congratulated the Prime Minister on the success of his recent visits to Saudi Arabia.”
Pakistan praises Muslim World League for advocating Muslim causes, fostering unity
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Pakistan praises Muslim World League for advocating Muslim causes, fostering unity
- Shehbaz Sharif met with MWL Secretary-General Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa in Riyadh
- The two figures discussed various projects and initiatives that were being planned by the two sides
12 killed, 27 injured in suicide blast outside district court in Pakistani capital
- Attack comes amid surge in violence against Pakistan by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group
- Islamabad says attackers operate from Afghanistan with India backing, Kabul and New Delhi deny
ISLAMABAD: At least twelve people were killed and 27 others injured in a suicide blast outside a court in Islamabad on Tuesday, the interior minister said.
The explosion took place near the entrance of a district court in Islamabad’s G-11 sector while it was crowded with a large number of litigants.
“As of now, 12 people have been martyred and 27 have been injured,” Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters.
“We are already treating the injured, our teams are in the hospitals already. We are providing them the best possible facilities.”
A security official who declined to be named said “Indian-sponsored and Afghan Taliban–backed proxy group “Fitna-ul-Khawarij” carried out the suicide bombing, referring to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group that Islamabad says operates from safe havens in Afghanistan, with backing from India. Both nations deny this.
The latest attack comes a day after militants including a suicide bomber tried to storm a cadet college in Wana, a city in the northwestern South Waziristan district, triggering a gunbattle that killed at least two of the attackers.
On Monday, Pakistani security forces said they had killed 20 Pakistani Taliban insurgents in raids on hideouts in the northwest region bordering Afghanistan as tensions between the two countries escalated. The army said eight militants were killed Sunday in North Waziristan, a former TTP stronghold in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and 12 others were killed in a separate raid in the Dara Adam Khel district, also in the northwest.
Meanwhile, Pakistan and Afghanistan have blamed each other for the collapse of a third round of peace talks in Istanbul over the weekend.
The negotiations, facilitated by Qatar and Turkiye, began last month following deadly border clashes that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians on both sides.
TP is separate from but allied with the Afghan Taliban and has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban’s return to power in 2021. Many TTP leaders and fighters are believed to have taken refuge in Afghanistan since then.
The Islamabad attack also takes place a day after a deadly car blast in India’s capital New Delhi killed at least eight and injured 20 people. An Indian officer said on Tuesday that police are probing the blast under a law used to fight “terrorism.”
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan frequently trade blame for supporting militant groups against each other. A militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in April that killed 22 people, mostly tourists, sparked a four-day confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbors in May that saw them exchange artillery, drone and air strikes before a ceasefire was brokered by the US.
