An important meeting between prominent scholars of the Shia school of thought and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is being held in Islamabad in view of the recent events in Iran, sources said.
According to sources, leading scholars and dignitaries have arrived in the federal capital to meet the interior minister. The scholars include Allama Mutahir, Allama Arif Wahidi, Syed Wazir Kazmi, Syed Ahmed Naqvi and Imran Ali Haideri.
The delegation also comprises Syed Basharat Hussain Emami, Wajihul Hassan Kazmi, Abid Hussain, Amjad Alvi and Syed Zahid Abbas Kazmi, sources added.
The meeting is expected to deliberate in detail on the prevailing national situation, sectarian harmony and efforts to promote unity within the Muslim Ummah.
Sources said that in the current circumstances, the role of religious scholars in fostering mutual brotherhood, unity and solidarity among Muslims is of significant importance.