Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council Maulana Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi says martyrs are the pride of the nation, and no one will be allowed to criticize or humiliate them or their families.

Addressing a news conference after meeting Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi today, he urged politicians to play a constructive role in boosting the morale of the country's defenders.

Maulana Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi paid tribute to the personnel of the Pakistan Army, Rangers, Frontier Corps, Police, and other law enforcement agencies for defending the motherland by laying down their lives.