The religious scholars from every ‘maktab e fikar’ can play a very important role in mitigating the unrest created by the TLP goons. Those who have resorted to violence must be dealt with an iron hand but it& #39;s important to address the mindset. And only Ulema can do that.

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TLP has mutated minds of a sizeable lot with bigotry and fanatism. Scholars like Mufti Taqi Usmani and Dr Tahir ul Qadri were ‘unsung heroes’ in Pakistan& #39;s war against terror. Sheikh Essa who was Al Qaeda& #39;s ideologue and the brainchild behind TTP met Dr Israr Ahmed...

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Qazi Hussain Ahmed back in 2004. He called for ‘Takfeer’ on the Pakistan military. His offer was rejected. But Maulana Abdul Aziz who was a cleric in Lal Masjid issued a Fatwa on behest of Sheikh Essa in which he concluded that soldiers of Pak army who lost their lives in...

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... operations against Al Qaeda do not merit a Muslim funeral. His decree was challenged by none other than his own spiritual leader; Mufti Taqi Usmani who came all the way from Karachi before Lal Masjid operation in 2007. Though his efforts went in vain.

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Dr Tahir ul Qadri issued a 600-page decree on ‘Terrorism and Suicide Bombing’ back in 2010.

Today when TLP goons are targeting innocent people in the name of Islam, it& #39;s time for ulema to wake up from slumber. After all, they call themselves as harbinger of peace in society.
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