ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the great battle between the good and evil at Karbala reminded the Muslims that they should be ready to offer all kinds of sacrifices for the promotion of high values and principles of Islam.
In a statement, the prime minister said that this day revived the unprecedented and supreme sacrifices of Imam Hussain (AS). The prime minister said that Imam’s spirit of sacrifice had also strengthened Muslims’ faith and beliefs and pursuit of the qualities based upon truthfulness and principles.
He observed that sacrificing lives of near and dear ones in the path of Allah Almighty and for Islam would entail real success. He added that the event had been the fountainhead of supreme sacrifices and such an unparalleled precedent could not be matched in human history.
The prime minister said that the life of Imam Hussain (AS) gives a message that all the ordeals in the path of righteousness should be tolerated in a broad manner and even one should be ready to lay down one’s life to the satisfaction of Allah.
Laden with such passion, one could make significant achievement in the world and for the motherland, he added.
The prime minister also paid tribute to the sacrifices of Kashmiri people who had been struggling against the Indian imperialism in occupied Kashmir. They have kept alive the sunnah of Imam Hussain (AS) and have made the disputed valley another great example of a battle between the good and evil, he added.
The prime minister appealed to the nation to observe the Youm-e-Ashur with religious respect and devotion in line with the Islamic teachings and prayed for the progress and prosperity of the country.
