Pak religious scholars oppose sending troops to Iraq

Islamabad, Aug 12: Leading religious scholars of Pakistan have opposed sending of troops to Iraq and asked the government not to extend further cooperation to the US in its war on terror. Patron of Darul Uloom dervish in Peshawar, Sheikhul Hadith Maulana Hasan Jan, said sending Pakistani troops to Iraq was tantamount to protecting the US army there.
Mufti Ghulamur Rehman, head of the Islamic council, said supporting the us troops against Muslim forces was against Islamic teachings.

"The sending of Pakistani troops in the present situation in Iraq is Haram (prohibited in Islam)," he said.

A leading scholar of Ahle-Hadith school of thought, Abdus Salam Salafi, also opposed the sending of Pakistani troops to Iraq and asked the government "not to bow" before the US government on the issue.

The US had recently asked Pakistan to send troops to Iraq to help in "rebuilding" the war-torn country.
Bureau Report