LAHORE, Nov 8: Thirty ulema associated with the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) have said that Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakeemullah Mehsud was the killer of innocent people, and not a martyr as is being called by some political parties.
“Since Hakeemullah Mehsud was responsible for martyrdom of 50,000 innocent people, declaring him a martyr is against Sunnah and Shariah,” a joint statement issued by the ulema said.The clerics termed the US drone attacks unlawful, immoral and inhuman. “Innocent people being killed in…drone attacks are martyrs.”
“Almighty Allah always gets the tyrants killed through tyrants. And the killing of Mehsud is one such example. The Almighty will never forget the sins of Mehsud,” the statement added.