Srinagar, Oct 18 (KNS): Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), the largest amalgam of religious, social and educational organisations of Jammu and Kashmir led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has condemned the attack on Gaza hospital that killed over 500 people on Tuesday.
In a joint statement, issued to KNS, MMU expressed shock and outrage over the air strike carried out by Israel and said the people of J&K are deeply saddened and pained by this unfolding tragedy.
The statement reads that it is a blatant war crime under United Nations Charter and the Geneva Conventions, and the people of Palestine are being collectively punished by Israel and all their human rights have been snatched from them.
It also urged the UN and world powers to move beyond blame game and partisanship, and see what is happening in Gaza for what it is humanitarian crisis.
MMU urged them to ensure that the war against hapless Palestinian citizens is stopped and a resolution to this long term conflict is immediately sought.
The MMU members also include Mufti Azam’s Muslim Personal Law Boards, Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, Jamiat Ahle Hadees, Anjuman Sharie Shian, Darul Uloom Raheemiya Karwaan-e-Islami, Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen, Anjuman-Nusratul-Islam, Anjuman Tabligh-e-Islam, Jamiat Hamdaniyyah, Anjuman Ulema-e-Ahnaf, Darul Uloom Qasmiya, Darul Uloom Bilaliya, Anjuman Mazharul Haq, Jamiat-ul-Aima Wal Ulema, Anjuman Aima Wa Mashaaikh Kashmir, Darul Uloom Naqshbandiyya, Darul Uloom Rasheediyyah, Ahle Bayt Foundation, Madrasah Kanz-ul-Uloom, Peerwaan-e-Wilayat, Auqaf Islamia Khurram Sirhama, Bazm-e-Tawheed Ahle Hadeeth Trust, Anjuman Tanzeem-al-Makatib, Muhammadi Trust, Anjuman Anwar-ul-Islam, Kaarwaan-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat, Darul Uloom Syed Al Mursaleen, Anjuman Ulema and Aima Masaajid, Falah Dareen Trust Welfare Society Islamabad, Idarah Wahdat-ul-Makaatib Jammu Kashmir, Darul Uloom Imdaadiya Natipora and other contemporary religious, social and educational associations and their representatives. (KNS)