South Asia Studies Project

March 31, 2012 Special Dispatch No.4616 Islamic Clerics in Pakistan Issue Fatwa Against Resumption of NATO Supplies, Say It Would Be 'Tantamount to Participating in the Massacre of Muslims [in Afghanistan]' The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), a coalition of Sunni Barelvi groups in Pakistan, has issued a fatwa (Islamic decree) stating that resumption of the passage of NATO supplies through Pakistani territory will be un-Islamic and tantamount to Pakistan's participation in the war against Muslims in Afghanistan. The fatwa was signed by 50 muftis (clerics qualified to issue Islamic decrees). The full text of this report is available to MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Subscribers. Subscription information is available at this link. JTTM subscribers can visit this page to view the report.