Faisalabad:The Ulema Council Pakistan (ICP) supported the government’s decision to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), terming it a timely and important step to confront terrorism, restore law and order and protect lives and property of citizens in the province.
UCP Chairman Sahibzada Zahid Mahmood Qasmi, Secretary General Allama Shah Nawaz Farooqi, Vice Chairman Pir Jee Khalid Mahmood Qasmi, Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani, Maulana Samiullah Hussaini and Allama Hafeez-ur-Rehman Kashmiri, in a joint statement, said the government’s measures aimed at eliminating terrorism and protecting citizens deserved support. The UCP leaders said extraordinary seriousness and an effective strategy would be required to eliminate terrorism and unrest from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
They emphasized that protecting citizens from violence and ensuring their safety must remain the foremost priority of the state. They said that people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had rendered countless sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and deserved lasting peace, security, development and stability.
They stressed that establishing sustainable peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was imperative not only for the province but also for security, stability and development of the entire country. Sahibzada Zahid Qasmi said that imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was an important measure in view of the prevailing circumstances and it was necessary to eliminate terrorism, restore peace and ensure security of the people.