Shia Ulema Council

Azad Kashmir government Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Local government Constitution of Pakistan Territorial election commission Elections Provincial elections Territorial elections Political parties Provinces Autonomous region Customs Regional topics Shia Ulema Council (S.U.C) (Urdu: شیعہ علماء کونسل; English: Council of Shiite Muslim Scholars) is a Shiite Muslim religio-political organization in Pakistan and a board of Shiite Muslim affiliated with the Islamic council of Iran.

[4] The main objective of this organisation was to protect the rights of Shia Muslims of Pakistan and give them a voice in the Parliament of Pakistan, they do not advocate a Shia Islamic state and have cordial relations with Sunni organization including Sunni Ittehad Council that is why they joined coalition of religious political parties i.e. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal that won 53 out of 272 elected members in legislative elections held on 20 October 2002.

Shia Ulema Council Pakistan formerly Tehreek-e-Jafaria Pakistan was a part of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal coalition of Islamist political parties that won 11.3% of the popular vote and 53 out of 272 seats in the legislative elections held on 20 October 2002.

Allama Arif Hussaini martyred of his wounds while being transported by ambulance to a local hospital.

Muzaffargarh president of the Shia Ulema Council, Syed Altaf Hussain Bukhari, and his security guard were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at them on 18 January 2014 at night when they were heading towards their home.