US Ambassador Cameron Munter joins Faisal mosque interfaith prayers
By Masood Bazmi
ISLAMABAD: December 21, (AP): US Ambassador Cameron Munter and his wife Dr Marilyn Wyati participated in an interfaith dialogue on Monday here at Faisal Mosque’s International Islamic University.
Participants included university students and Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Christian religious leaders. Ambassador Munter also joined interfaith leaders in a prayer for Pakistani soldiers killed on November 26. ”We share in this grief and we share in this sorrow,” Ambassador Munter said. “And we hope for a year in which we can look forward to peace on earth and good will towards men.”
During the dialogue, the participants discussed ways to promote interfaith understanding. Ambassador Munter reitrated US support for religious freedom and the protection of the religious minorities. The Ambassador noted that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah hismself recognised the importance of freedom of worship to all minorities for Pakistan’s growth and development.
In addition to students at International Islamic University, participants included Faisal Mosque Imam Sajjad-ur-Rehman, Bishop of Peshawer of the Church of Pakistan Humphrey Peters, AbdulQadir Khamosh from Muslim Christian Federation, International Islamic University Iqbal Institute Vice Chancellor Dr Mumtaz Ahmed, leader of All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement Haroon Saryab-Dial and Chairman Gauranat Narmak Gi Sikh Mission Dr Mampar Singh.
