Hajj won t be suspended this year, Saudi minister tells Pakistani official
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Thursday May 13, 2021
Muslim pilgrims wear protective face masks as they pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual Haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 30, 2020. REUTERS
Deputy Minister for Haj and Umra Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr Abdel Fatteh Mashath says Haj will not be suspended this year.
The Saudi government has started arrangements for the annual pilgrimage of Haj this year with respective health requirements.
The number of pilgrims and other respective details will be announced in the month of Shawwal.
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May 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said on Monday that Prime Minister Imran Khan will make two-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit of Saudi Arabia will meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Saudi leadership, perform Umrah, visit the Roza-e-Rasool (Peace Be Upon Him) and during his visit, several agreements between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will be signed,” he said while addressing a press conference here Monday.
Tahir Ashrafi said Green Pakistan Project , was announced by Imran Khan three years ago and is being worked upon successfully all over the country. He said Pakistan will play its full role in Green Pakistan, Green Saudi Arabia and Green Middle East projects. He said Pakistan believes that the solution to the problems of Muslim Ummah lies in unity and
No compromise on blasphemy laws: Ashrafi
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No compromise on blasphemy laws: Ashrafi
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Saturday said there would be no compromise on the blasphemy laws, as all the Ulema and religious leaders rejected the resolution passed by the European Union in the regard.
Addressing a press conference here at the Muthida Ulema Board Seerat Academy, he said the stance of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Islamophobia was that of the entire Muslim World.
No one could be allowed to blasphemy of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him) in the name of freedom of speech or religion and any violence in that regard was also not tolerable, he added.
Govt Clarifies Rumors on Aitekaf Ban This Year
The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Religious Harmony and the Middle East, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, has clarified that there is no ban on the observance Aitekaf in mosques across Pakistan.
He rebuffed the rumors about a ban on Aitekaf that are circulating on social media as he addressed a news conference in Islamabad.
Ashrafi said that instead of banning Aitkaf, the government will issue COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curtail the transmission of the coronavirus among those observing Aetikaf.
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The SAPM, who also chairs the Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC), declared this Friday as ‘Youm-e-Dua’ (Day of Prayer) to seek Allah’s repentance and forgiveness against the pandemic and urged religious scholars and prayer leaders to instruct people to adhere to the SOPs in the mosques.
ISLAMABAD: Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East, said Tuesday sacrifices of the.