ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Ulema and Mashaikh have strongly supported the lockdown strategy of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
In a meeting with the prime minister in Islamabad on Monday, a delegation of religious scholars assured him of full coordination to implement the decision of precautionary measures taken by the government.
The delegation included Pir Aminul Hasanat Shah, Pir Shams-ul-Amin, Pir Naqib-ur-Rehman, Maulana Mohammad Hanif Jalandhari, Maulana Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, Hafiz Ghulam Mohammad Sialvi, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Sahibzada Pir Sultan Fayyaz Hussain, Mufti Maulana Syed Charagh Din Shah and Maulana Ziaullah Shah.
The Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman, Mufti Taqi Usmani also attended the meeting through video link.
The Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mahmood, the Minister for Religious Affairs Noor ul Haq Qadri, the Assistant Special Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, the Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Dr Qibla Ayaz and others were also present in the meeting.