DISTRICT KHYBER: Renowned young religious scholar Allama Muhammad Adnan Qadri getting sky rocking popularity and public support after he kicked off his firstever election campaign last week as independent candidate in Pk-69 constituency in Landikotal.
Allama Muhammad Adnan Qadri is the son of former senator Hafiz Abdul Malik Qadri and nephew of former federal minister for religious affairs and interfaith harmony doctor Noorul Haq Qadri.
The young Adnan Qadri, who contestes election for the first time on the provincial assembly seat from PK-69, is a prominent religious figure of district Khyber. He had filed nomination papers as independent candidate, started his election campaign in various villages in Landikotal.
Adnan supporters and followers rapidly uploaded posts and his pictures on social media which has received thousands of likes and shares on facebook pages. More than 20 welcoming programmes and corner meetings were so far arranged for Adnan Qadri in the past days where people shower flowers on him and chant slogans “Adnan is you leader and best to vote”.
Social media surveys conducted by various people and social media influencers also indicated that his fame and support was unmatched as compare to the other election candidates.
Adnan Qadri met with people in Landikotal,Mulagori and Shalman localities.His first mass public gathering was attended by more then thirty thousands people in Jamrud. Residents told Adnan Qadri that his services as religious figure and his family sacrifices for peace and solidarity with Pakistan were known to everyone.
“Not only youth but elderly men and women have respect not only for Adnan Qadri but his family and will support him in the forthcoming election”,said Shamsul Amin. He said Adnan Qadri’s family lost four members of his family in militancy few years ago but they asked their supporters and religious followers to remain in peace. Shams added that Landikotal,Shalman and other adjacent villages inmates have announced full support to elect Adnan Qadri on February 8.
This scribe inquired from Allama Adnan Qadri about his quick acceptance and fame among voters he said that former parliamentarians mostly did not pay attention to public grievances in the past.He said not only he remained with public in their religious and cultural activities but thousands of his students graduated from his seminaries in Khyber district. He said worked on spiritually with his students and trained them to serve human beings.
Qadri said the people of Landikotal and Kam and Loey Shalmans have been neglected in various development projects in the past.He said he established 230 religious seminaries across the country where students study science and religious studies so that Pakistani citizens could be scientist-cum religious scholar.
“I am working closely with the people in Landikotal,Jamrud and Mulagori as Islamic preacher and scholar and spiritually developed their faith and believe in Allah”, Adnan Qadri said.
He assured the people of his constituency that if he avail the provincial assembly seat he would solve their problems on priority basis.
He clarified that apart from being elected, his mission was to serve his constituency residents through his madrassas and mosques.
Qadri said he would not make hollow promises but believe in social, mental and spiritual development along with human necessasities to be fulfilled without any greed.
Adnan said that he his followers and voters given him a great respect and honor to whom he was grateful.
He urged that voters had to choose the best person who you believe could serve general public in the true sense so they could be representated at the assembly floor and raise voice for the deprived and neglected citizens.
