LAHORE: PM’s special representative on Middle East and Pakistan Ulema Council chairman Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi has reiterated his demand for taking to task the accused involved in May 9 attacks on military installations and monuments.

       Speaking at a ceremony here on Sunday, he said that those found to be involved in the May 9 incidents must be penalised.

       “Those who went against the homeland and the nation could not be let go scot free.”

       He said that fake news and factories churning out rumours were damaging homes and these must be stopped at once.

       Referring to the increasing ratio of divorce and separation between married couples, he said it was a matter of deep concern that the cases of divorces were on the rise with every passing year breaking the social fabric and traumatising the children of the unfortunate couples.

       He said the growing trend would ruin the psychology of the coming generations as children of the broken families lose self-esteem and self-confidence.

       About the rising graph of poverty in the country, Hafiz Ashrafi said that if the well-off people paid their full Zakat, none in the country would sleep hungry.

       Talking about the ban on the New Year celebrations by the federal government, the PM’s adviser said that the step was taken to show solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians suffering casualties on a daily basis at the hands of oppressor Israeli forces.

       Published in Dawn, january 1st, 2024