Wifaqul Madaris supports Jamia Hafsa demands

Qari Muhammad Hanif Jhulandari, Secretary General of Wifaqul Madaris Al Arbia Pakistan has said "we have not cancelled the affiliation and membership of "Jamia-Hafsa" and Islamabad's Jamia Hafsa and Jamia Fareedia were still members of their madrassa board however we are not in favour of the methods adopted by the Jamia Hafsa, especially the siege of the children's library, as taking the law into their own hands was not acceptable in any circumstances",
Talking to newsmen on phone on Sunday, he said "We are against a policy of taking on the government in a head-on fight, as such a policy can only lead to damage." Jhalandari appealed to the Jamia Hafsa to continue talks with the government, but he said he support all the demands made by Islamabad's Jamia Hafsa principal and Lal Masjid Khateeb, Maulana Abdul Aziz, "one-hundred-and-one percent".
"We are in complete support of their four demands - to enforce the Shariah in Pakistan, have the government rebuild all the mosques it destroyed, close down all dens of vice across the country and change the Women's Protection Act in line with the Quran and Sunnah," Jhalandari said.
For his part, according to him, Wafaqul Madaris Majlis-e-Aamla Mufti Rafi Usmani used the word 'ber haq' to express support for the demands of the Jamia Hafsa. "We should continue the struggle that they have started," he said. "But the path that the Jamia Hafsa people have adopted does not belong in Islam as it is one that leads to violence and fighting, which we do not at all condone or permit."
While answering questions from the press, the Wafaq members present said that it was illegal to build a mosque on encroached land but prominent members of the government, including General Ziaul Haq, had themselves prayed in Islamabad's Hamza Masjid, this should be considered an NOC from the government.
When asked about the measures to enforce the Shariah, such as making beards mandatory, the Wafaq members said that they were against force. However, they mentioned that the government should be cognisant of the fact that as a result of its policies, the 1,400 km border with Afghanistan now has 80,000 soldiers while previously the tribal areas provided 'free' soldiers to guard the border.
Qari said that Deoband school of thought Madrassa board, Wafaqul Madaris Al Arbia Pakistan controls 10,000 seminaries across the country with 1.6 million students in Pakistan and its significance and importance cannot be ruled out by the government in any case.