Westerners routinely assume that Islamic supremacists and jihadists are an aberration, no matter how many times Islamic leaders say otherwise, and how compellingly even the most cursory reading of Islamic texts demonstrates otherwise. In Pakistan, the governor of Sindh addressed a group that included high-ranking government officials; he boasted about Islam’s supremacy and about Pakistan being a “fort of Islam” with nuclear power. This is the mindset that has led to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, frequent forced conversions, and oppression of Christians, Hindus, and other non-Muslims.
“Pakistan is a fort of Islam and first nuclear power in the Islamic World: Governor,” Associated Press of Pakistan, October 4, 2020:
KARACHI, Oct 04 (APP): Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said that Pakistan is a nuclear power and termed as fort of Islam and one of the most vibrant members of the Islamic world.
He expressed these views during a visit to Jamiat-ur-Rasheed, said a spokesperson of the Sindh Governor on Sunday.
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, eader of the house in Senate, Senator Dr Shahzad Waseem, Member National Assembly Saifullah Mehsud, Members Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh and Rabistan Khan were also present on the occasion.
Imran Ismail said that we have to show our unity, solidarity, harmony and exemplary mutual coordination in accordance with the Islamic Ideology, during the current situation in the region.
The role of the scholars in this regard is also very important, he added.
He said that the eyes of the enemy are on our Armed forces and they are afraid of this great force. Now, once again, they are trying to create misunderstandings between the armed forces and the people, he added….
He said that no other Islamic country in the world has the Armed forces like Pakistan and Pakistan Army is the guarantor of survival and security of Pakistan….
Patron of Jamiat-ur-Rasheed Mufti Abdul Rahim said that the Ulema are with the government and we want them to work for the elimination of all kinds of differences in the country.
In this regard, the challenges which are being faced by the country can be successfully met with the consultation of scholars, he said.
He said that Jamiat-ur-Rasheed has always supported the initiatives of state institutions and the government…..