- The development comes as terrorism is again rearing its head in the country.
- Pakistan has seen a rise in terrorist attacks across the country.
- The 14-page fatwa has been signed by 16 religious scholars.
PESHAWAR: Renowned religious clerics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) issued a fatwa (religious decree) denouncing terrorism.
The development comes as terrorism is again rearing its head in the country, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Pakistan has seen a rise in terrorist attacks across the country.
The decree states the announcement for Jihad could only be made by the head of an Islamic state, adding that the common people had no authority in this regard. It is prohibited to violate the laws of the state.
It also states that military and police officials, who lost their lives to protect Pakistan, are martyrs. Launching a war against an incumbent ruler is tantamount to treason, it says, adding that such elements deserve punishment. Creating chaos in the guise of lingual, religious, sectarian, and ethnic differences is prohibited in the Islamic state, it says.
The 14-page fatwa has been signed by 16 religious scholars from different schools of thought, including Maulana Qari Ehsanul Haq, Mufti Subhanallah Jan, Dr. Maulana Attaur Rehman, Maulana Hussain Ahmed, Maulana Dr. Abdul Nasir, Mufti Mukhtarullah Haqqani, Maulana Tayyab Qureshi, Maulana Salmanul Haq Haqqani, Maulana Rehmatullah Qadri, Maulana Umar bin Abdul Aziz, Allama Abid Hussain Shakri, Mufti Mairajul Din Sarkani, Mufti Raza Mohammad Haqqani, Mufti Khalid Usmani, Mufti Sheikh Aijaz and Maulana Abdul Kareem.
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