President Arif Alvi telephoned Allama Sajid Naqvi and Maulana Hanif Jalandhari on Sunday and appealed for the implementation of anti-corona measures in Ramazan and Majalis (religious gatherings), reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The President urged people to wear a mask and keep a safe distance in gatherings and elders should perform prayers at home.
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It may be mentioned here that Qari Hanif Jalandhari is the General Secretary of Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia.
President Dr Arif Alvi's latest call to Allama Sajid Naqvi is part of his contacts being made to the scholars of different schools of thought for implementing anti-corona precautions.
The President urged ulema to play their role in implementing precautionary measures during Ramazan.
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Earlier, President Alvi contacted 14 religious scholars belonging to different schools of thought including Mufti Taqi Usmani, Pir Muhammad Amin-ul-Hasanaat, Pir Naqeeb-ur-Rehman, Raja Nasir Abbas, Maulana Raghib Hussain Naeemi and others.