Author: Faizan Khan

By Faizan Khan LAHORE: In a move to foster religious harmony, senior administrative and police officials in Punjab held a consultative meeting with prominent scholars of the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat in Lahore on Monday. According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Home Department, the meeting served as a platform for detailed discussions on the regulation and upkeep of madrassas and mosques across the province. The government sought to allay a key concern, with the spokesperson stating, “The clerics were informed that the Punjab government has no intention of closing any mosque in the province.” The delegation of religious scholars, which…

By Faizan Khan LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari questioned how a ceasefire could be hoped for while, she said, opponents continued to use incendiary language. Her remarks came as a brisk rebuttal to comments from leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Bukhari said Sindh was not the private fief of any landlord and criticized what she described as a double standard. “On one hand they talk about a ceasefire, and on the other they break into gunfire every hour,” she told reporters. She accused some political figures of grandstanding, saying many left their homes after quick preparations, positioned themselves…