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Lahore: Young people belonging to different religions have also come forward to promote interfaith harmony and peace and security in the country. Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Christian youths say that for interfaith harmony, we have to respect and recognize each other’s religion and belief.
Against the very sad incident like the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, where protests and demonstrations are being held by political and religious parties in Pakistan, on the other hand, youths belonging to different religions have also called for interfaith harmony in the country. has decided to play a dynamic role for
In a local hotel in Lahore, an NGO called Faces of Pakistan gathered youths belonging to different religions. Other religious representatives including former Provincial Human Rights Minister Khalil Tahir Sindhu, Professor Dr. Kalyan Singh Kalyan and Javed William expressed their views on this event.
Speaking to Express News, Saira Butt and Faryal Qureshi representing Muslim youth, Sikh youth Harbjan Singh, Hindu Pandit Rakesh Chand said, “The most important thing for interfaith harmony is that we understand each other’s religion and belief.” Respect and accept others. Interfaith harmony should be included in the educational curriculum. The youth said that we need to stop this way of leaving our own religion and belief and not teasing the religion and belief of others.
Former Provincial Human Rights Minister Khalil Tahir Sindhu said that when the sad incident of desecration of the Holy Quran took place in Sweden, peaceful protests were held throughout Pakistan. Freedom of expression should not be abused. We all should promote peace, security and unity.
Faces Pakistan head Javed William said that recent incidents like the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden are condemnable because such religious incidents have harmed the efforts of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence. Such provocative action cannot be allowed under the violation of freedom of expression.
A joint declaration was issued by Faces of Pakistan and the representative youth of different religions, the main points of which were to promote peace and unity for economic development and mental development, to start a program of harmony training in madrasas, schools, colleges and universities. To be done, religious leaders should inform people about the law of 295C, provide guidance to all political and religious leaders to play a positive role in the event of unpleasant incidents, the state should protect the right of all religions, international organizations. Play your role for the promotion of harmony, establishment of harmony council at international level for interfaith harmony, awareness campaign to change behavior, tradition of peaceful protest. Promotion and actions taken in relation to these events were included as part of the curriculum.