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NEW DELHI: Ajmer Sharif spiritual
head has said that he will not
assist Pakistan Prime Minister
Raja Pervez Ashraf in offering
prayers at the Sufi shrine of
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. "I will not welcome the Pakistani
Prime Minister during his visit
here in protest against the
beheading of Indian soldier by
Pakistani Army on LoC. The
incident hurt Indians but their (Pakistan) government is not
understanding our sentiments so
I took the decision," Ajmer Sharif Dargah Diwan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan told
reporters here. "It will be a dishonor to the families of the Indian
soldiers who were beheaded by Pak army," he
added. "I have no idea why he (Pakistan PM) is coming
here," Ajmer Sharif dargah dewan said. Traditionally, when a nation head goes to the
dargah, he is welcomed by the spiritual head- the
descendent of the sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin
Chisti. Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf is scheduled to
undertake a private visit to the Sufi shrine of
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer on Saturday.
He will not visit New Delhi, an official said on
Thursday. Raja Pervez Ashraf will be hosted for lunch by
external affairs minister Salman Khurshid at the
Hotel Rambag Palace in Ajmer on that day. "No
substantive talks are scheduled" between the
two sides, the external affairs spokesperson Syed
Akbaruddin said at a news briefing. The external affairs ministry is facilitating the
day-long private visit of the Pakistan prime
minister, he said. Ashraf will be accompanied by members of his
family and will arrive at Jaipur on March 9
morning and depart for Ajmer. After completing his prayers, he will depart for
Jaipur and take a special flight back to Islamabad
that evening, the spokesperson said. "He expressed a wish to visit Ajmer and we have
abided by that desire. He will be extended due
courtesies in accordance with diplomatic norms.
All requirements that meet his needs are being
met," he added. The visit comes around two months after
ceasefire violations on the Line of Control that led
to heightened tensions between the two
neighbours. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had visited the
13th century shrine on April 8 last year. Zardari had landed in Delhi and driven straight for
a luncheon meeting with Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and several other leaders. He
had then flown to Jaipur and taken a chopper to
Ajmer, where he spent around 20 minutes and
offered flowers and chadar at the shrine. He had been accompanied by his son Bilawal
Bhutto Zardari and had also donated $1 million to
the shrine.
http://www.timesofindia.com/india/W...ah-Ajmer-Sharif-head/articleshow/18863860.cms
head has said that he will not
assist Pakistan Prime Minister
Raja Pervez Ashraf in offering
prayers at the Sufi shrine of
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. "I will not welcome the Pakistani
Prime Minister during his visit
here in protest against the
beheading of Indian soldier by
Pakistani Army on LoC. The
incident hurt Indians but their (Pakistan) government is not
understanding our sentiments so
I took the decision," Ajmer Sharif Dargah Diwan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan told
reporters here. "It will be a dishonor to the families of the Indian
soldiers who were beheaded by Pak army," he
added. "I have no idea why he (Pakistan PM) is coming
here," Ajmer Sharif dargah dewan said. Traditionally, when a nation head goes to the
dargah, he is welcomed by the spiritual head- the
descendent of the sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin
Chisti. Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf is scheduled to
undertake a private visit to the Sufi shrine of
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer on Saturday.
He will not visit New Delhi, an official said on
Thursday. Raja Pervez Ashraf will be hosted for lunch by
external affairs minister Salman Khurshid at the
Hotel Rambag Palace in Ajmer on that day. "No
substantive talks are scheduled" between the
two sides, the external affairs spokesperson Syed
Akbaruddin said at a news briefing. The external affairs ministry is facilitating the
day-long private visit of the Pakistan prime
minister, he said. Ashraf will be accompanied by members of his
family and will arrive at Jaipur on March 9
morning and depart for Ajmer. After completing his prayers, he will depart for
Jaipur and take a special flight back to Islamabad
that evening, the spokesperson said. "He expressed a wish to visit Ajmer and we have
abided by that desire. He will be extended due
courtesies in accordance with diplomatic norms.
All requirements that meet his needs are being
met," he added. The visit comes around two months after
ceasefire violations on the Line of Control that led
to heightened tensions between the two
neighbours. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had visited the
13th century shrine on April 8 last year. Zardari had landed in Delhi and driven straight for
a luncheon meeting with Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and several other leaders. He
had then flown to Jaipur and taken a chopper to
Ajmer, where he spent around 20 minutes and
offered flowers and chadar at the shrine. He had been accompanied by his son Bilawal
Bhutto Zardari and had also donated $1 million to
the shrine.
http://www.timesofindia.com/india/W...ah-Ajmer-Sharif-head/articleshow/18863860.cms
