All religions preach peace, security and harmony, says President Alvi.

ISLAMABAD -- President Dr. Arif Alvi has called for practicing cherished principles of Islam which called upon everyone to practice one's own religion without interfering in other religions, ensuring political, social, cultural, legal and religious freedoms for the followers of all religions, respecting and protecting their places of worship and allowing followers of all religions to pray in their worship places.

The President expressed these views while addressing the opening session of the International Interfaith Peace Conference titled 'Respect for Humanity and its Importance,' in Islamabad, on Wednesday. Chairman Inter-Faith Council for Peace and Harmony, Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad, and Founder of the Community of Sant' Egidio, Prof Dr Andrea Ricardi, also addressed the occasion, whereas, the Secretary General of the Muslim World League, Muhammad bin Abdul-Karim Al-Issa, addressed the occasion through a recorded video message.

The Conference was attended by the national and international scholars of different religions, and people from different walks of life. Addressing the occasion, the President said that all the religions of the world preached peace, security and harmony in society but unfortunately, followers of different religions forget and neglect these teachings and resort to war on the basis of vested interests, nationalism, racism, land, resources or...