Taliban want to impose their own brand of Sharia: Altaf

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has said that Taliban want to impose their own brand of shariah in Pakistan on gunpoint and through coercion and terror.

Talking to Maulana Tanvir ul Haq Thanvi at MQM International Secretariat here Thursday, Altaf Hussain said that Taliban's ideology is in total contrast to the teachings of Islam as well as of the holy Prophet (PBUH)

Deputy Convenor of MQM Nadeem Nusrat, members of MQM Coordination Committee Mr Abdul Rashid Godil, Muhammad Anwar, Mustafa Azizabadi, Qasim Ali Raza, Incharge KKF Mr Ahmed Ali and members of International Secretariat were also present on the occasion.

"Raising voice of righteousness in an environment of terror is the biggest jihad and it is a positive omen to some religious scholars and political leaders supporting my concerns and apprehensions about Talibanization", Hussain further added.

"Islam is a religion of peace, but Taliban and certain religious extremists want to impose their own brand of shariah in Pakistan on gunpoint. To further their nefarious objectives, these elements have been blowing up places of worship for Muslims and non-Muslims, shrines of saints, girls' schools, civil and military installations and public properties. Besides mercilessly killing civilians, these elements are also involved in slaughtering personnel of law enforcement agencies and unleashing reign of terror across the country," the MQM leader added.