*CM attends certificate distribution ceremony among scholars completing Ph D and M Phil at Jamia Ashrafia
Jamia Ashrafia and other seminaries have played a commendable role in the propagation of the teachings of Islam and the graduates and Islamic scholars of Jamia Ashrafia are rendering invaluable services to Islam and the country, said Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif while addressing the certificate distribution ceremony among scholars completing Ph D and M Phil at Jamia Ashrafia on Thursday.
Karachi Darul Uloom Vice President Maulana Taqi Usmani, Jamia Ashrafia Vice Muhtamam Maulana Fazalur Rahim, Jamia Ashrafia Nazim Asad Ubaid, Punjab Auqaf Minister Atta Manika and a large number of ulema, teachers and students were present on the occasion.
The chief minister gave away certificates to the scholars and also congratulated them.
Shahbaz said that Jamia Ashrafia is rendering invaluable services to Islam and the country by imparting religious education to the young generation. He congratulated management, teachers and students on their efforts in this regard. He said that motivating the youth in the present age to follow ‘Uswa-e-Hasna’ is highly laudable.
He said that tolerance, restraint and religious brotherhood was common in the society a few decades back but unfortunately the believers in Allah, Holy Prophet and the Quran have forgotten these lofty values and principles of Islam and intolerance and violence has instead taken roots in the society.
The CM said that intolerant and violent attitudes had their beginning in the decade of 80s when there was a war and Pakistan was pushed forward as a frontline state.
He said that country’s human resource was used in the war while material support was given by some others. He said that though there are different views about this war but it laid the foundation of extremism and lack of restraint in the society. He said that unfortunately the situation aggravated after the war but now it is high time to take remedial measures and role of Ulema of all schools of thought is of paramount importance in this regard.
STATE OF THE ART COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE COMING YOUR WAY:
State-of-the-art command and control centre is being set up in the provincial metropolis with a sum of five billion rupees which will help to control crime, said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif while presiding over a high level meeting on Thursday which reviewed the command and control centre project. A detailed briefing was also given on the occasion regarding the visit of Punjab government’s delegation to Turkey. Shahbaz directed that maximum resources should be utilised for the creation of a peaceful society and the police should perform its duties towards maintenance of law and order and elimination of crimes in an efficient manner. He directed that the project of command and control centre be completed expeditiously and in a professional manner. He further directed that planning should be made for the establishment of command and control centres in three other big cities of Punjab including Multan, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi.
The CM issued instructions for considering the proposal of setting up Dolphin Unit comprising motorcyclists on the model of Turkey and said that police officers should be sent to Turkey for modern training. He also constituted a committee headed by Turk police expert Mustafa for selection of police officers and directed that the officers to be sent to Turkey should be selected purely on the basis of merit and eligibility.
