Imams in Pakistan declare sucide bombings 'haram'...sort of

You might have seen some headlines recently declaring that group of imams in Pakistan declared suicide bombings to be 'haram' or unislamic. But if you read the statement it reads "It is a unanimous decree of the ulema that suicide attacks in Pakistan are haram and illegitimate". So as long as terrorists blow themselves up in other countries besides Pakistan then it is legit. Some repudiation of suicide bombings. Dawn

LAHORE, Oct 14: Ulema of all major schools of thought have declared suicide attacks ‘haram’.

“It is a unanimous decree of the ulema that suicide attacks in Pakistan are haram and illegitimate. But it seems as if the government is covertly backing these attacks so that patriotic citizens may not assemble and launch a mass drive for the defence of the country,” said a joint declaration released to the media after a meeting held here on Tuesday.

It endorsed a decree earlier issued by religious scholars in Karachi. It alleged that US agenda was being pursued under the cover of terror acts.

The meeting called for convening an all-party conference, including representatives of parties outside parliament, for devising a joint strategy to steer the country out of the quagmire.

It called upon ulema across the country to condemn the US policies in their sermons on Friday and prepare the people for a mass movement.