RAWALPINDI: The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Lu Wei-chao, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Aziz Ahmed, expressed the … view here tonight [Nov 3] that “the peoples of China and Pakistan are friends sharing weals and woe”. They said that “our friendship has been developed and consolidated in our common struggle against hegemonism and expansionism and has stood the test of time and nobody can undermine it”. They were speaking at a dinner hosted by the Chinese Ambassador for [a] Chinese delegation. Mr. Aziz Ahmed … said that Pak-Chinese friendship had been further consolidated. — News agencies

[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from Lahore,] Maulana Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi, founder of the Jamaat-i-Islami, has called upon ulema to create awareness among the people about the forces undermining Islam and urged them to put up strong resistance against them. Addressing a meeting … at the Jamaat headquarters … he said leadership of public opinion was found among affluent sections of society and the circles of ulema. The latter could give a new sense of direction to the people if they fully discharge their duties in the light of Islamic injunctions.

Published in Dawn, November 4th, 2024