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MUC proclaims suicide attacks in Pak as 'haram'
Lahore,
Oct
14:
The
Muttehadda
Ulema
Council
(MUC)
has
said
in
a
unanimous
decree
(fatwa)
that
suicide
attacks
in
Pakistan
are
'haram' and
'najaaiz'.
According
to
sources,
the
meeting
was
held
in
Lahore
and
was
attended
by
ulema
from
the
Jamaat
Ahl-e-Sunnat,
Ahl-e-Tashee,
Ahl-e-Hadees,
and
the
Devbandi
and
Barelvi
schools
of
thought.
The
leader
of
the
MUC,
Sarfaraz
Naeemi
said
the
government
is
backing
the
suicide
attackers
for
sabotaging
the
people's
movement.
According
to
The
News,
he
demanded
abolishment
of
the
system
of
sood
(interest)
in
Pakistan.
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Story first published: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 19:46 [IST]