Allama Raja Nasir boycotts Pilgrimage Management Committee meeting

Allama Raja Nasir boycotts Pilgrimage Management Committee meeting due to his reservations over that policy.

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noorul Haq Qadri had invited Shia Islamic scholars to discuss Pilgrimage Management Policy.

Notably, many invited Shia scholars and government representatives attended the meeting.

But, MWM secretary general Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafari boycotted. Because, he had out forward proposals to end Zaireen problems but government failed to honour their words.

Backgrounder

Earlier, prominent Shia Islamic scholars attended the government meeting for consultation on Ziarat policy in July this year

Specially, Ministry of Religious Affairs had begun working on a policy on pilgrimage to sacred shrines in Iran, Iraq and Syria.

Mostly, Shia Muslims go to pilgrimage to those holy shrines in Iran, Iraq and Syria; hence came consultation with Shia scholars.

MWM leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafari, Ummat-e-Wahidah leader Allama Amin Shaheedi and SUC leader Allama Arif Wahidi had attended.

Furthermore, Syed Ghazanfar Mehdi and many other Shia notables also attended the consultative huddle.

Moreover, Qari, adviser to the PM on Overseas Pakistani Zulfi Bukhari, Parliamentary Secretary Jahangir Aftab and federal secretary Mushtaq Ahmed also attended.
Meanwhile, government sources had said the meeting aimed at taking the stakeholders into confidence.

Pakistan plans directorates

Reportedly, Federal Minstry for Religious Affairs had finalised Ziarat or Pilgrimage Policy for Pakistani pilgrims.

Ziarat Policy

As per that policy, Pakistan government will set up offices in Iran and Iraq holy cities like they have offices in Saudi Arabia.

However, details of the policy remain undisclosed. But, reports had it the policy aims at facilitating Pakistani Zaireen in Qom, Mashhad, Karbala, Najaf, etc.