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ISLAMABAD: The annual meeting of the Ulema and Mashaikh from across the country will be held in the Convention Centre here today (Wednesday).

The religious leaders of all schools of thoughts and from every nook and corner of the country will participate in the day long meeting.

President General Pervez Musharraf who will be chairing the meeting will ask the religious scholars of the country to shun their differences and join hands with government in eradicating sectarianism and religious extremism from the country.

The President will also use the day as an opportunity to take the members of the right wing of the country on issues like debriefing of the nuclear scientists and normalization of ties with India.

The religious hardliners at times were thought to be the main opponents of the policies of social reforms of the President as he declared to assist United States after it launched major assault against Taliban and Al-Qaeda in neighbouring Afghanistan.

The situation, however, has been changed manifolds after the patch up between the alliance of six religio-political parties Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the government.

The meeting is being held at the important junction as Islamabad is busy in composite dialogue process with New Delhi.