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Pakistani scholar threatens China after Chinese companies ban Muslim employees’ namaz
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Pakistani scholar threatens China after Chinese companies ban Muslim employees’ namaz

Angry over the Chinese companies putting a ban on Pakistani employees from offering namaz, the Islamic prayer, a Pakistani maulana (scholar) has threatened China and asked the Chinese companies to follow the law of the land.In a video that has gone viral on social media, a visibly upset ‘maulana’ can be heard threatening China to not interfere in their religion.“Tell those Chinese this is not their country,” he could be heard saying in Hindi.“When some people gather and protest, they’d be scared. Then even their father will let you offer namaz. Today morning someone was asking that they’re afraid of losing job and hence can’t protest against Chinese companies for stopping namaz. This is our country, not their daddy’s. When we go to their country, we follow the rules,” he said.“You have to
Chinese companies prohibit Pakistani employees from namaz
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Chinese companies prohibit Pakistani employees from namaz

A Muslim cleric has claimed that Chinese companies in Pakistan have been prohibiting their employees from offering Namaz, one of the five basic tenets of Islam."We cannot ignore namaz. People are afraid that they will lose their jobs. But it has now become a matter of self-respect for us," the cleric said.In a video that surfaced on social media on June 26, the cleric, while delivering a sermon, also urged Pakistanis to be firm and tell the Chinese that in Pakistan "they'll have to follow local laws and the country does not belong to them."China is considered to be a 'dearest friend' of Pakistan, from playing a central role in Asia's geopolitics to being the greatest economic hope and the most trusted military partner.However, this is not the only time Chinese companies in Pakistan have fo...