| Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday re-constituted the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and also appointed 12 new members. The members are: Muhammad Siddique Hazarvi, Mufti Ghulam Mustafa Rizvi, Khawaja Sharif Amir Koreja, Mufti Ibrahim Qadri, Syed Saeed Shah Gujrati, Muhammad Khan Sherani, Dr Muhammad Idrees, Fazl Ali, Abu-al Fateh Yousuf, Shahida Akhtar Ali, Dr Anwar Hussain and Prof Dr Sabiha Qadri. Under the constitution, the council consists of not less than eight and not more than 20 members. At least one member should be a woman. A member of the council holds office for three years. A member can resign from the office or the president can remove him or her after a majority of members pass a resolution against him or her. The president also appoints the chairman of the council. |