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| MNAs demand abolition of Islamic Ideology Council, Shariat Court |
| 2010-06-19 |
| Lawmakers continued their discussion on the 2010-11 budget on Friday in the National Assembly, where some members called for the abolition of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and the Federal Shariat Court. During the debate, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) MNA Riaz Hussain Pirzada termed the recent suicides in the country due to poverty "God's will". "Those who come to this world must have to leave it one day, and this is God's will," he said. Referring to reports that Maulana Sherani has been appointed as the head of CII, Pirzada said that "a representative of terrorists" was being appointed as the new head of the ideology council. He said CII and Shariat Court should be abolished, as "these institutions had never issued a decree against the killing of non-Muslims". "They have contributed nothing to the interpretation of Islamic principles and in delivering verdicts according to Islamic injunctions," he said. He further stated that it was not the duty of the court to "paralyse the government". Bushra Gohar of the Awami National Party (ANP) also supported Pirzada's stance on the CII, saying Maulana Sherani should not be appointed to head the council. During the discussion, when Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Information Secretary Fouzia Wahab tried to speak without permission of the deputy speaker, her microphone was switched off. However, she managed to continue her speech and urged the US and international monetary institutions to write-off Pakistan's loans as an acknowledgement of Pakistan's role in the war against terror. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 recent suicides in the country due to poverty "God's will" It also must be God's will that you steal your nation blind into poverty. Convenient, huh? No wonder many of your subjects (not citizens) would rather choose a path that will end in the utter destruction of Pakistan and themselves. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-06-19 07:30 |