ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that religious leaders and scholars should unanimously counter negative propaganda being wrongly portrayed against Islam.
While talking to Imaam-e-Kaabah Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammad Bin Talib in a meeting held in Islamabad on Saturday, the prime minister warmly welcomed him to Pakistan and said that the people of Pakistan attach great religious and spiritual attachment with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to location of Holy Kabbah.
The prime minister said that although Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are geographically located apart but mutual Islamic and cultural values have kept our hearts together. He said that relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have become closer and stronger and the people of both the countries have lot of respect for each other.
Nawaz Sharif emphasized that Islam is the message of love, peace, patience, forgiveness and respect for humanity and it is the need of time to spread this message all over the world.
Imaam-e-Kaabah thanked the prime minister for the warm welcome accorded to him in Pakistan.
The acting ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Habeebullah Al-Bokhari, the Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf and other senior officials were also present during the meeting.
