ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar calling the anti-vaxxers ill-fated folks, urged the Ulema to face in opposition to these spreading detrimental propaganda in opposition to polio vaccine to make Pakistan obtain the objective of turning into a poliofree nation.
“The folks, who name polio vaccine un-Islamic are ill-fated. You need to stand with us in opposition to such folks. That is our collective battle. We owe it to our future technology,” the prime minister mentioned addressing the Nationwide Ulema Convention on Polio Eradication right here.
Attended by the Ulema from completely different colleges of thought, cupboard members, diplomats and donors, the convention featured the adoption of a declaration that rejected the baseless propaganda in opposition to the polio vaccine and guaranteed the Ulema’s all-out assist to the federal government in its fights in opposition to crippling virus. The prime minister thanked the donors and supporters on behalf of all the nation for his or her help to Pakistan in its battle in opposition to polio, reiterating the nation’s resolve to remove the illness with out displaying any laxity. “I really feel ashamed after I see a polio-crippled little one as a result of we put him in a scenario that would have been prevented,” he remarked.
He urged the Ulema to comply with the guiding Islamic precept of probing earlier than believing any notion within the case of polio vaccine in addition to it might improve the effectiveness of their message from the pulpit.
“Don’t our kids have a proper to dwell a wholesome life and luxuriate in Allah’s blessings as others do? That is their elementary human proper. Their proper is our duty,” Prime Minister Kakar mentioned.
He mentioned the actual problem was to convey the message to folks within the distant areas and on the grassroots degree.
Coming to the Gaza scenario and the killing of round 9,000 kids by Israeli forces, he known as it a sheer failure of humanity as as an alternative of being declared a felony, the killer was claiming to be a pacesetter.
Likening the killing of youngsters in Gaza with the acts of Pharaoh, he mentioned both Israel ought to hand over calling itself the follower of Moses or depart the footsteps of Pharaoh.
In his tackle, Caretaker Well being Minister Dr Nadeem Jan mentioned on the convention, the Ulema agreed and resolved to maintain supporting the federal government’s efforts in polio eradication in addition to selling the messages on different well being points. He mentioned in addition to its lethal impacts on kids, the polio illness was additionally a burden on the nationwide nationwide exchequer. This additionally raises questions on the nationwide dignity, he remarked.
He mentioned that contemplating it a nationwide emergency, it was the responsibility of each particular person significantly Ulema to play their position in making Pakistan a polio-free nation. He additionally paid tribute to the polio staff who served the very noble trigger in opposition to a meager monetary profit.
Prime Minister’s Particular Consultant on Non secular Concord and Pakistani Diaspora in Center East and Muslim Nations, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi learn out the declaration of the convention through which the Ulema unanimously declared the polio vaccine as permissible for kids’s protected future because it carried no dangerous elements thus having no antagonistic influence on well being.
Calling the safety in opposition to polio important for the youngsters in addition to the dad and mom and society, the declaration urged the inhabitants to play its position and guaranteed Ulema’s supportive position on this regard.
The Ulema urged the federal government to make sure the provision of polio vaccine throughout the nation and take efficient measures for the safety of polio staff, in addition to paying tribute to those that sacrificed their lives or grew to become paralyzed.
The declaration additionally emphasised the media to unfold a constructive message on the polio vaccine and known as for enhanced coordination with Ulema within the areas the place polio circumstances had been being detected.
Individually, Caretaker Prime Minister Kakar on Thursday introduced that in view of the stunning scenario in Palestine, the Authorities of Pakistan had fully banned every kind of occasions concerning the New 12 months celebrations to specific solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians.
He additionally urged most of the people to indicate solidarity with the oppressed folks of Gaza and observe simplicity originally of the New 12 months.
The prime minister, in a particular televised message, mentioned that all the Pakistani nation and the Muslim Ummah had been deeply saddened by the genocide of the oppressed Palestinians, particularly the bloodbath of harmless kids, in Gaza and the West Financial institution.
“Since October 7, 2023, greater than 21,000 harmless Palestinians have been martyred by the brutal Israeli forces, together with numerous harmless kids – round 9,000,” the prime minister remarked.
He mentioned to cease the Israeli bloodshed, Pakistan had raised its voice for the oppressed Palestinians at each world discussion board and it might all the time proceed to take action in future as nicely.
PM Kakar identified that Pakistan had despatched two consignments of reduction items for the Palestinian brothers and sisters, whereas the third one could be dispatched quickly.
Likewise, he mentioned, the Authorities of Pakistan was in shut contact with Egypt and Jordan for the supply of well timed reduction to the Palestinians, in addition to evacuation of the injured from Gaza and their therapy.
The prime minister prayed to Allah Almighty that the New 12 months would possibly daybreak with the message of peace, prosperity and concord for Pakistan and remainder of the world.