Naqvi in Doha to discuss security cooperation
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At a glance
- Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Qatari counterpart in Doha to discuss bilateral security cooperation.
- An opposition leader urged Pakistan to mediate talks between Yemen and Saudi Arabia to end hostilities.
- The opposition leader also criticized restrictions on mourning activities and called for the reopening of the Pakistan-Iran border.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held discussions with Qatar's Interior Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani in Doha, focusing on enhancing bilateral security cooperation. The meeting explored avenues to strengthen ties between Pakistan and Qatar in the security sector and addressed shared concerns.
Therefore, it is time that the government of Pakistan should also play the role of mediator between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, to end the prevailing crisis there and also end the sufferings faced by the people of Yemen.
Meanwhile, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Chairman of Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM), called upon the Pakistani government to act as a mediator in the conflict between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. He highlighted the prolonged siege faced by Yemenis and stated it was time for Pakistan to facilitate an end to the hostilities and alleviate the suffering.
I demand the Punjab government not spread hatred in the name of religion and sects, through its wrong actions and policies, and by restricting the mourning activities during Muharram and Chehlum.
Abbas also voiced concerns over the closure of the Pakistan-Iran border for the past two years, which has disrupted pilgrimages to Iran and Iraq. He criticized the Punjab government for imposing restrictions on mourning activities during Muharram and Chehlum, deeming it a violation of constitutional rights and a source of religious division. He demanded an end to the filing of false cases and discouraged participation in processions, asserting the community's right to observe their religious practices.
False FIRs are filed, and false cases are registered; now as Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) is approaching, the police are discouraging people from processions, how is that (processions) a violation of law?
Originally published by Dawn. Summarized and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.