Religious scholars vital for transforming Pakistan into Islamic welfare state: Imran Khan.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for continued cooperation of religious scholars to thwart the nefarious conspiracies of creating division and discord in the Muslim Ummah.

He was talking to a delegation of religious scholars in Islamabad on Thursday. Prime Minister Imran Khan said the religious scholars have a pivotal role to transform Pakistan into a genuine Islamic welfare state.

Commending the role played by the Ulema to cope with the issues of sectarianism and extremism, the Prime Minister said the process of consultations with the religious scholars will continue in order to take their guidance to address the challenges faced by the country.

The religious scholars were appreciative of the Prime Minister for truly representing the feelings of Pakistani nation and the entire Muslim Ummah at the forum of the UN by taking a firm stance on the sanctity of Hazrat Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Sallam Khatim un Nabiyeen and the issue of Islamophobia.

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