*ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Sundayexpressed jubilance over meeting with Imam-e-Kaaba Dr Sheikh Abdullah AwadAl-Juhany.*
“Allah (SWT) has selected the Imam-e-Kaaba from 1.75 billion Muslims. I wasover the moon, when I met him,” Shehryar Khan Afridi said while addressing‘Paigham-e-Islam (Message of Islam) Conference’ held at Pakistan UlemaCouncil in Islamabad.
He thanked Allah (SWT) for bestowing the independent state to Pakistanis.He said nobody should dare to think that the state will work on anybody’sdirections.
“We promise never to bow down before anybody,” he said adding that thedecisions about Pakistan would be taken in Pakistan.
Shehryar Khan Afridi rued that we were utilising drugs and technologies ofthe West.
On April 12, Imam-e-Kaaba Dr Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany had led theFriday prayers at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.
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The Imam, who arrived in Islamabad on Thursday, also attendedPaigham-e-Islam Conference on Saturday and held meetings with the Pakistanileadership.
In his sermon, which was attended by hundreds from the twin citiesincluding prominent figures of society hailing from various walks of life,the Imam had emphasised the importance of unity and brotherhood in Islam.
“The religion teaches people to live in peace and harmony”, he hadmaintained.
