Condemning the reprehensible murder of renowned intellectual, analyst and literary critic Dr Sayyid Shabih-ul-Hassan in the strongest possible words, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has termed it as a great loss of literary world. He said that this target killing of the distinguished literary figure reflected the extremist mindset, which had penetrated deep inciting people to go on killing those deemed to be on the other side. He said that the assassination of Dr Shabih-ul-Hassan was a murder of values of love and peace, diversity, culture of forbearance, knowledge and inter-sect harmony. Those who have committed this heinous crime do not deserve to be called humans.

Paying rich tributes to the services of Dr Shabih-ul-Hassan, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that the renowned intellectual was a national asset and a beauty of our society who remained wedded to the mission of spreading love and peace till his death. He said that educational institutions set up by him should continue to promote the values he stood for and espoused during the course of his life. He prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in peace and give patience to the family, friends and students to bear this loss with forbearance.

Meanwhile Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri Faiz-ur-Rehman Durrani, Dr Raheeq Abbasi have also condemned the murder of Dr Shabih-ul-Hassan and condoled with his family.