Islamabad, December 17, 2021 (PPI-OT):A condolence reference was organized by the Institute of Islamic Research (IRI) of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in memory of the fall of Dhaka and the martyrs of Peshawar, Army Public School (APS). It was chaired by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Director General (IRI), while Dr. Mohi-ud-Din Hashmi, Head Department of Islamic Studies, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), was the Chief Guest. Condolence reference was attended by a large number of teachers, administrative officers, employees and students of university.
On this occasion, Dr. Mohi-ud-Din Hashmi paid rich tributes to the martyrs of APS. He stressed on the need to have full faith in the Constitution of Pakistan and implementation of “Paigham-e- Pakistan”. He said that only by following the Constitution of Pakistan in its spirit we can make Pakistan among one of the powerful nations.
Professor Dr. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Director General, Institute and Director General, Islamic Research Institute, highlighted the establishment of narrative “Pagham-e-Pakistan Center for Peace” and shared the objectives for the establishment of national narrative. Dr. Zia condemned the coward attack on innocents at (APS) Army Public School, Peshawar, in which country had lost more than 140 children. He said that the “Paigham-e-Pakistan and its allied sub-statements have been formulated to avoid such incidents permanently. He added that Paigham-e-Pakistan is the actual image and version of the Pakistani society.
Addressing the participants, Dr. Muhammad Ahmad Munir, Head of Publications, Islamic Research Institute, said that these two incidents were a lesson to be learned for us. He added that the sacrifices made by our martyrs for the protection of the country even before these incidents should be remembered in our minds and hearts and we will always be ready for the protection of our homeland.
Dr. Aftab Ahmed from IRI, IIUI said that the Peshawar incident had taught the divided nation to become a united and strong nation. Mr. Atiq-ur-Rehman, Director, IRI, IIUI paid homage to the martyrs of Peshawar and said that the only way for us to progress and move forward is to overcome difficulties and face with passion and courage.
At the end of the ceremony Dr. Zia-ul-Haq, DG, IRI presented a resolution reiterating the commitment to the future that we will never allow our country to be targeted by cowardly terrorists’ attacks and any kind of linguistic, sectarian or religious division will also be countered.
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