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Reward doubled for return of Prophet's curly-toed slippers
 Religious Affairs Minister Ijazul Haq said on Thursday that he would ask the Punjab government to double the reward for finding the 'Naalain Mubarik' (shoes) of the holy Prophet (Speaking on a call attention notice moved by the MMA's Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair in the National Assembly, Haq said the Punjab government had investigated the incident and found none of the mosque's staff involved in the theft. He said the shoes had not been returned despite a Rs 2 million reward announced by the Punjab government. "I will tell the Punjab government to double the reward and reinvestigate the incident," he added. Sahibzada Abul Khair said that the matter should be thoroughly investigated and the mosque's staff should be punished for letting the theft take place. Posted by: Fred 2006-08-25 |
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