KARACHI, Aug 21: Condemning the senseless killing of innocent people in the city, a group of ulema has urged the government and the army to take an indiscriminate action with full force against those responsible for kidnapping and slaying people.

Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, Mufti Muhammad Naeem, Taqui Usmani and other ulema also asked the government to pay compensation to the families of those who had lost their lives in the ongoing killings.

They appealed to political and social parties to use their influence in restoring peace in the metropolis and to stop killings and lawlessness.

They also appealed to what they described as “warring groups” and leaders of parties to sit together as brothers and resolve their confrontational issues.

Altaf slams statement

Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has strongly criticised the statement of certain religious scholars for “bracketing together the ferocious killers with the helpless Mohajirs who were slaughtered without any remorse in Karachi”.

According to a press release issued on Sunday, Mr Hussain said the ulema who were describing the kidnapping, beheading and subsequently throwing of bodies of innocent Mohajirs in different parts of the city as “a fight between two groups” were actually blaming the victims that they were not innocent and involved in the mayhem.