RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Vice President of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik has expressed the hope that Muslims in general and especially those in Pakistan will take the opportunity of Eid-ul-Azha to forgive one another and foster peace and unity as prescribed by Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Malik said in a statement on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, “We should also pay tribute to our soldiers and the immortal sacrifices offered by valiant troops of the Pak Army, security forces, law enforcing agencies and the people at large will also be remembered with great respect and regards. They will be in our hearts and prayers, and we will make sure that their sacrifices do not go in vain.”

Iftikhar said, “We should make pledge to make the motherland a cradle of progress, peace and prosperity where everyone had equal opportunities to excel. There should be respect for knowledge and justice to everyone.”

He said that only those with big hearts could forgive, and Muslims, who were big-hearted, must choose the path of understanding and not one of contradiction for the sake of self-benefit.