Overview
- The National Ulema Convention in Islamabad gathered Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, ministers, parliamentarians and scholars from diverse schools of thought.
- Shehbaz urged clerics to end sectarian discrimination, warning that divisive rhetoric undermines progress and calling for unity within mosques and communities.
- Asim Munir asserted that only the state can declare jihad and pressed religious leaders to help keep the nation united.
- Officials flagged continued attacks by militant and khawarij elements targeting civilians and security personnel in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Speakers praised a recent military victory and said civil-military cooperation helped avert a default as they tied stability to sustained economic growth.