Faizabad sit-in: Ahsan Iqbal convenes ulema�s meeting today
Interior Minister said that government was making efforts to end the protest through negotiation.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has called an emergency meeting of ulema belonging to all schools of thought today (Monday) to discuss the sit-in by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah Pakistan and Sunni Tehreek at the Faizabad Interchange which entered 14th day today.
According to an Interior Ministry statement issued here Sunday, final consultation would be held with the ulema to cope with the situation arisen due to the sit-in and to devise a strategy for keeping the nation united on the finality of Prophethood (Peace Be Upon Him).
Earlier, Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal has said on Sunday that the government does not wish for any tensions with the Faizabad protesters. He said the government was making efforts to end the protest through negotiation as it was causing great inconvenience and hardship to the people
He said despite court’s clear order, the government had requested more time to resolve the issue through negotiation. He said administration was fully capable to take action but the government wanted to resolve the issue peacefully.
