A group of clerics in Pakistan have condemned the Islamic State (IS), saying that the extremist group's actions were in violation of Islamic teachings.
According to News 24, the Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) said Islam and Muslims cannot support the killing of innocent people and destruction of their properties at the hands of IS.
The PUC further appealed to people and the youth in Islamic countries to not co-operate with any violent group whose teachings or actions were against the teachings of Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
Harrowing tales of atrocities committed by the Islamic State against minority communities in Iraq and Syria have come to light.
Earlier, members of IS distributed pamphlets in Pakistan announcing their presence in the country.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had vowed to send fighters to support IS jihadists but stopped short of pledging allegiance to the organisation's leader, the report said.