PESHAWAR - Prime Minister’s Special Representatives on Religious Harmony, Maulana Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi here on Monday said that Hajj was one of the most important five pillars of Islam and reiterated that the government was committed to ensuring maximum facilities to all Pakistani pilgrims next year. Maulana Ashrafi, who is chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council, said that inter-faith harmony and mutual co-existence in society are vital for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan. Tahir Ashrafi said that Pakistan wanted cordial and brotherly relations with all its neighbours and peace in Afghanistan was in the interest of Pakistan. Maulana Ashrif appreciated the association’s efforts and expressed the hope that they would provide maximum facilities to the pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj. Earlier, Jamal Khan Tarkai, chairman of the association, thanked Maulana Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi and apprised him about the association’s endeavours for the upcoming Hajj.
