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Sufis spread Islam in subcontinent, says Taseer

Daily Times Monitor

LAHORE: Islam preaches peace and the religion was spread in the subcontinent by the Sufis, not by armed men, Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer said on Friday.

Talking to reporters at the FC College, he doubted the methods adopted by the Transparency International in preparing its reports.

“I am not very clear about Transparency International and I seriously doubt this organisation,” he said.

He said corruption was always exploited, and even the country’s print media was actively publishing such stories. He said one thing that was clear was that such reports and figures could not help anybody. To a question, he said that he would not comment on the internal politics of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.

To a question, Taseer said the present government was facing a real tough time but would face all these challenges with courage.

He said youth were the country’s future. He advised students to work hard to meet the challenges of 21st century. He said that Islam and a balanced education taughtf tolerance.

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