ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed upon the need of display of unity and facing the forces of cruelty and evil with persistence while learning lessons from the incident of Karbala, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday.
In his message on Youm e Ashur, President Zardari appealed to the entire nation to stand for patience, hard work and justice, besides realizing the needs of the needy and the poor. Imam Hussain (RA) along with his faithful companions laid down their lives for the revival of Islamic values and the rights of Ummah while strongly resisting the forces of cruelty and tyranny, he said.
He added that martyrs of Karbala had given a lesson to the Muslim Ummah to remain resolute in the face of all kinds of cruelties and raise voice against all evils.
He said today, the Palestinian and Kashmiri brothers and sisters are facing troubles and sufferings and bracing the hardships and oppression while sacrificing their lives for principles of freedom and justice.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stressed to promote tolerance, equality, unity and discipline within ourselves to deal the external and internal threats facing the nation.
In his message on the occasion of Ashura, the Prime Minister advised to draw inspiration from the values of fortitude and courage from the martyrs of Karbala and demonstrate perseverance in trials.
The PM said that we should forget the racial, professional, linguistic and other differences to make our nation stronger. He added that the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) teaches us to stand firm against oppression.
The PM said in today’s world, we witness the people of Palestine enduring huge hardships and making immense sacrifices for a great cause. He maintained that similarly people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are also suffering the atrocities of the oppressive forces.
