Pak clerics declare suicide attacks 'un-Islamic'
May 18, 2015  14:01
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At least 200 religious scholars in Pakistan have issued a fatwa terming suicide attacks as "un-Islamic" and said the Islamic governments are bound to crush rebel groups like the Taliban, ISIS and al-Qaeda.


"Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram, Al-Shabab and other such so-called Jihadi outfit's philosophy is misleading. Their functioning is un-Islamic and thinking based on poor knowledge of Islam," said the fatwa issued by clerics belonging to different Islamic sects after a conference held yesterday.


"The Jihad methodology of these outfits (are) against Islamic conditions for Jihad and that the elements involved in sectarian killings are guilty of 'fasad' (violence) as Islam does not allow any killing in the name of sect and the Islamic governments are bound to crush such rebels," it said.


The fatwa also declared those opposing anti-polio drive and killing the women health workers as the "worst criminals". The Taliban are opposed to anti-polio drive and have killed scores of polio workers, including women.
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