Maulana Tahir Ashrafi tears up while talking about Pakistanis desire to visit Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Monday Dec 28, 2020
The female anchor of a Palestinian TV channel asked Maulana Tahir Ashrafi about when can Pakistanis visit Al-Aqsa Mosque
Maulana Tahir Ashrafi said that Pakistanis will visit Al-Aqsa Mosque with a visa from the people of Palestine
Al-Aqsa Mosque has been the most contested piece of territory in the holy land since Israel occupied East Jerusalem
Pakistan Ulema Council Chairperson and Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Religious Harmony Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi broke into tears during an interview when a Palestinian news anchor asked him about Pakistanis desire to visit Al-Aqsa Mosque located in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Religious leaders reject US list on religious freedom
Ulema Council Chairman Tahir Ashrafi says minorities in Pakistan safer than in US
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman and Special Representative of Prime Minister on Religious Harmony Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi on Friday rejected the US designation of Pakistan as a country of concern regarding religious freedom.
Talking to media persons, Ashrafi said the report prepared by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (UCIRF) was based on “bigotry, bias, lack of knowledge and for the propaganda purposes which had no link to the reality.
Earlier this week, Pakistan and China were among several countries designated by the US State Department as countries of “particular concerns” regarding religious freedom on the recommendation of the UCIRF. However, the State Department rejected the proposal to place India in the list as well.