Lahore (HRNW) Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday admitted that he is not a scholar of Islam, adding that he only relates his experiences after travelling the world which have brought him closer to religion.
He said this while addressing an Ulema Conference in Lahore on Monday.
Imran said that because of his travels and spending a good chunk of his life abroad it actually brought him closer to his religion and he has only narrated his experience with regards to religion.
He added that based on his experience, he found that the Western world adhered far more to the principles of the Islamic State of Medina with regards to implementation of rule of law, justice, social welfare and other key tenets.
Narrating how Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) reportedly said there was no forgiveness of theft and that even if the thief was his own child, they would have had to face the prescribed punishment.
Imran continued that during his tenure, he faced a lot of pressure. Some people, he claimed, asked him to forgive and forget about the alleged theft committed by certain politicians and give them a clean chit under National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
He continued that a society which forgives theft, it sets itself up for its downfall.