LAHORE- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S) chief, Maulana Samiul Haq today said, Islam does not allow the murder of children and women. He also stated, JUI-S has always condemned acts of terrorism.

Talking to Secretary Information of his party Maulana Asim Makhdoom over the telephone, Maulana Samiul Haq however cautioned, that the government will have to take decisions after thorough soul searching to deal with terrorism.  He warned that if the government tried to target Religious institutions, the country would further sink into crises. He said in case there is any warning that any institution was behind terrorism, it should be identified to them and they would help in taking action against it. 

Maulana Samiul Haq rejected the propaganda of his links with the Taliban and pointed out that he and his team started talks with Taliban, on the asking of the Prime Minister. He said they only joined the dialogue to rid the country of terrorism but whatever happened is before everybody.