Islam in Pakistan is not threatened by TikTok, books: Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry today (Sunday) has said that Islam in Pakistan was not threatened either by TikTok or books.

Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter and said that an atmosphere has been created in the parliament where a member comes up with a new motion every other day, claiming Islam is in danger if that is not passed.

یہ قانون نہیں پڑھا لیکن اس وقت پارلیمان خصوصاْ پنجاب میں ایسا ماحول بنا دیا گیا ہے کہ ہر ممبر روزانہ ایک نئ تحریک لے کر آتا ہے اور بتایا جاتا ہے اگر یہ نہ ہوا تو اسلام خطرے میں ہے، یہ خطرناک رویہ ہے اس سے ہم فرقہ ورانہ اور مذھبی شدت پسندی کے گرداب میں دھنستے جائیں گے https://t.co/cwthNWkuAG

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 26, 2020

He further said, “This is a dangerous attitude that will throw us into a vicious circle of sectarian and religious extremism,” adding that Islam was neither threatened by TikTok nor books in Pakistan.  

“Pakistan, on the other hand, was threatened by sectarian divisions and extremism. Individuals in palaces should be careful not to fan the flames lest they are burned themselves,” he concluded.

Last week, Punjab Assembly had passed the Tahaffuz-e-Bunyad-e-Islam Bill 2020, which gives the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) powers to visit and inspect any printing press, publishing house or bookstore and confiscate any book, before or after printing.

Earlier today, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) chief Allama Nasir Abbas commented on the bill passed by the Punjab Assembly and said, “We need Quaid-e-Azam’s, Allama Iqbal’s  Pakistan with a green flag and a crescent.”

“Unfortunately, some elements do not want the country to remain Quaid-e-Azam’s Pakistan,” he added, noting that the Constitution gave every citizen in the country the right to live their lives according to their faith.