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NOWSHERA: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has warned against attempts to make Pakistan a liberal country, saying that Pakistan had come into existence in the name of Islam and any bid to make it liberal would be resisted.
Addressing a public meeting in Hakimabad on Thursday, the JUI-F leader criticised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for “raising the slogan of liberal Pakistan” and accused him of doing it only to appease his western allies.
The rally organised to pay homage to the late Dr Sher Ali Shah was also addressed by Deputy Chairman of Senate Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, JUI-F General Secretary Amjad Khan Lahori, provincial general secretary Maulana Shujaul Mulk and others.
Also read: Religious leaders criticise PM for calling Pakistan ‘liberal’
Maulana Fazl alleged that by projecting the agenda of liberalism in the country the prime minister had tried to destroy the essence of the two-nation theory. He also criticised writers who had praised Mr Sharif for describing Pakistan as a liberal country.
He appealed to people to reject the agenda of Mr Sharif and show resistance to it.
Published in Dawn, December 4th, 2015
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Dec 04, 2015 07:52am
There you go ! back to square one.
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Dec 04, 2015 08:11am
Will someone please tell Mulla Fazal the meaning of liberal is tolerant,rational,broad-minded,understanding,reasonable,unbiased, magnanimous and progressive which he is attacking
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Dec 04, 2015 08:13am
We don't want fazl ur Rehmans version of Pakistan. His party along with other religious parties were all against the creation of Pakistan. The so called religious groups actually hurt Pakistan and have continued to hurt it post independence. We want a liberal Pakistan because that means an educated tolerant Pakistan.
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Dec 04, 2015 08:21am
Very soft stance! He doesn't want to come head on with the incumbent party.
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Dec 04, 2015 08:25am
Does Maulana Sahib knows what "LIBERAL" means?
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Dec 04, 2015 08:31am
Everybody is ready to threat govt on various issues be it lal masjid cleric of mulana but the govt is lexical on them. On the other part we've seen people were booked for hearing hate speeches. Surprising.
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Dec 04, 2015 08:41am
Fazl, liberal doesn't mean that people started dancing on Madonna's song. Liberal is a status of mind and economic condition that you may not be aware. Start reading the world economics and future and you may know few things about the world we are living in.
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Dec 04, 2015 08:54am
Sure!!!
any effort to make people "think" and act like normal human beings will be resisted.....
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Dec 04, 2015 09:14am
All the Best Pakistan
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Dec 04, 2015 09:33am
Sharia law will be better for Pakistan.
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Dec 04, 2015 09:44am
Maulana do you understand the meaning of 'liberal'? Stop using cars and aeroplanes, go back to riding horses and camels.
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Dec 04, 2015 09:58am
These people have no clue about liberalism but they keep scaring people about it. They know just this much that it will demolish their control over people though.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:02am
@Monk Righto sir .. from my side too to all my friends from Pakistan.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:02am
Religion and politics don't mix; separation of state & religion is prerequisite for freedom of speech, progress and prosperity.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:24am
At least someone is talking honestly.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:24am
Any State should necessarily be liberal. A State has no business to be wedded to any one religion or culture. If it is, it ceases to be neutral between classes and categories of its people. For Islamic countries it is a contradiction in terms to be States and still be Islamic. Any Islamic State or Islamic Republic shall eventually prove to be an anachronism in the long run: meanwhile, it will be cause of suffering for its people because it will help and promote people of only one religion or sect.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:26am
Sad that some people consider 'liberal' as bad word !!
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Dec 04, 2015 10:29am
this is unbelievable these people want to take pakistan back to stone age while india,,bangladesh are heading to diamond age. Look where india reached today and Bangladesh and look where pakistan is.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:33am
People like him will go out of business and place to live.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:37am
Fazl should read history instead of making emotional speeches with the purpose of fooling the people. Jinnah helped create Pakistan in which Muslims could have equal opportunities and rights along with minorities. As per Jinnah, the State of Pakistan was to be secular in nature so that it is able to serve all citizens of the country regardless of their faith and without discrimination. Jinnah's dream was not to create a religious republic.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:40am
Have the Mullahs or anyone taken the trouble to define the term "liberal" before deciding to reject it ?.
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Dec 04, 2015 10:51am
Liberal in the way of freedom, art, economic empowerment for men and women, educating children in science, the rulers being held responsible by the people, a force against terrorism, an open society and so on...
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Dec 04, 2015 10:56am
People are requested to reject the appeal of Maulana Fazal ur Rehman.
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Dec 04, 2015 11:00am
Besides the support of a handful people concentrated in a few constituencies, he has no democratic presence anywhere in Pakistan. And this is because of his fundamental ideology.
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Dec 04, 2015 11:05am
Creators of Pakistan were liberals, Jinnah foremost among them. Mullahs mostly opposed creation of Pakistan. What are they ranting about now?
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Dec 04, 2015 11:07am
With people like him ....Pakistan does not need enemies.
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Dec 04, 2015 11:08am
It is no longer relevant how and in whose name we got this country. Now, we should be more concerned with the progress, safety and rights of the people and most importantly they should have the liberty to live their lives as they please. it's the people who the country belongs to not the other way around.
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Dec 04, 2015 11:08am
By getting lebral mean using your brain for something good
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Dec 04, 2015 11:21am
Mulana, resisting inevitable. This will happen no matter how you resist buddy.
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Dec 04, 2015 11:25am
I did not know being liberal is not permitted in Islamic. would like to know learned scholar's views about countries like Malaysia, Turkey and UAE etc, will he care to declare these anti-Islam for being liberal?
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Dec 04, 2015 11:36am
MFR knows nothing about Pakistan history. In fact, it was opposed by the ulema. Once Pakistan became a reality, they jumped on the bandwagon. First get more votes... THEN try to dictate your 'values' to the rest of us. You are doing things in wrong order.
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Dec 04, 2015 11:44am
Maulana is fully liberal himself - and he doesn't acknowledge it.
He has been in the government always, and is willing to do anything to stay with the ruling party. He was a minister in Benazir's cabinet as well.
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Dec 04, 2015 12:03pm
And he warn who? His own master!!!
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Dec 04, 2015 12:04pm
People like him should not be allowed to part take in politics,people like him who have their own self interest first than anything else.
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Dec 04, 2015 12:11pm
Yes- Pakistan should work to liberalise society. We have had enough of terrorism an radicalism under cover of religious,. Also religious leaders should move to Saudi Arabia if they don't want to live in liberal Pakistan.
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Dec 04, 2015 12:30pm
liberalism means tolerance for other ideas and no compulsion to enforce your ideas!
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Dec 04, 2015 12:44pm
In feel sorry for this guy and all the religious parties. They have to come up with acceptable formulas. They always talk about confrontations.
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Dec 04, 2015 12:59pm
@Raja Hindustani Different countries, different perceptions,
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Dec 04, 2015 01:02pm
Liberal means you are free to practice your religion and I am free to practice mine without enforcing on others.
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Dec 04, 2015 01:13pm
Look who's talking
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Dec 04, 2015 01:26pm
Maulana is only saying that there is tolerance growing in country. That has to be stopped.
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Dec 04, 2015 01:31pm
Please tell him go away just disappear . Pakistan needs to be LIBERAL
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Dec 04, 2015 01:49pm
Which Islamic society or structure you are talking about. Where there is no justice..........
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Dec 04, 2015 03:33pm
Why are you hell bent to take Pakistan in the 19th century Maulana?. How does it benefit you?. I bet you see yourself losing your importance in modern and liberal Pakistan. Please leave us alone and if you don't like Pakistan go and live in Saudi Arabia
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Dec 04, 2015 03:44pm
@Abdul Hakim Oh he wouldn't know what liberal means, he hasn't got a clue. All they good at is to talk, live in palaces, drive Pajeros and Aam Admi suffer....WHO CARES!!!
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Dec 04, 2015 11:37pm
I m pleased to read these comments. Now Pakistan is start changing and moving in right direction. people has the right to breath in free air, why some people want to impose their views on other.
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