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Only male Muslims should be president, PM: JUI-S
 Maulana Samiul Haqs Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S) has demanded that only male Muslims should become the president and prime minister of the country. We will declare that only male Muslims become the president and prime minister of the country, said the election manifesto of the JUI-S, a copy of which was also available to Daily Times.The JUI-S in its manifesto also demanded banning non-muslims from appointment to all important posts in the country. It said that all local non-muslims would be allowed to run religious educational institutions, however, no missionary institutions would be allowed to setup their institutions in the country. Co-education discouraged: The manifesto also says that the JUI-S would discourage co-education in the country and separate women universities would be opened in this regard; the Arabic language would be introduced as a compulsory subject whereas English would be an elective subject; and interest based banking would also be stopped across the country.The party also promised to curtail the 17th Amendment to the Constitution. Posted by: Fred 2007-12-09 |
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