A Way to Serve Islam

Staff Reporter, "‘Bureaucrats hurdle to peace in region’" - The Post - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Islamabad: Sarwar Chishty, Khadim [Descendent / Guardian of the shrine] Astana Alia Khwaja Gharib Nawaz said that intelligence agencies and bureaucracies were the main hurdle to the India-Pakistan peace process.

He also said state machinery in both the countries must end its negative role in the larger interest of peace and stability in the region.

Addressing a press conference on Tuesday at a local hotel, he urged both the states to relax their visa policies and advised to open more consulate offices in both the countries.

People-to-people contact can be a major source of strength to the peace process, he said.

He pledged to facilitate travel for pilgrims who intended visiting Khwaja Gharib Nawaz's shrine. He said the main purpose of his visit was promotion of Sufism.

"Sufism is a way to serve Islam with a better approach. The world has welcomed the values of Sufism which is universal in approach and application. South Asian people are well aware of Sufism but we should promote it throughout the world," he said.

[Picture from http://khwajagharibnawaz.com/khwajagharibnawaz.htm].