‘IS’ violates Islamic teachings, says a Pakistani religious group

The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) said, the ‘IS’ militants, who have declared a “caliphate” in areas it controls in Iraq and Syria, was violating Islamic teachings.

The terrorist outfit, also known as ISIS, has committed widespread atrocities in territory under its rule, including mass executions, beheadings and forcing women and girls into slavery.

“Islam and Muslims cannot support the killing of innocent people and destruction of their properties at the hands of the ISIS,” the PUC headed by prominent Sunni Scholar Maulana Tahir Ashrafi said in a statement. 

“The PUC appeals to people and youth in Islamic countries to not cooperate with any violent group whose teachings or actions are against the teachings of Islam and Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).”

The PUC call comes as fears grow in Pakistan that the violent call of the IS group could find recruits among the country's myriad of militant groups.

Pakistan has suffered years of bloody attacks at the hands of homegrown Taliban militants, many linked to Al Qaeda.

Leaflets supporting the IS have been seen in some parts of the northwest, the heartland of groups like Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

So far, a number of terrorists affiliated with the Pakistani terrorist group including Taliban announced their allegiance to IS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.