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| 'CII should be disbanded' |
| 2016-06-08 |
| [DAWN] PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar demanded the disbandment of CII and asked for the Rs100 million fund allocated for the body for fiscal year 2016-17 be withdrawn. "There is no reason for Council of Islamic Ideology to continue its job and it should not send more reports to the Parliament for legislation," Babar said during his speech on budget in the Senate. "This is the council which says husband can beat his wife," said Babar said the CII also denied DNA as proof in rape cases. He said that council had also suggested to the people to write 'Kalma Taiba' on their homes so that culture of Jihad can be promoted. "A council should not continue its job with so many controversies," Babar said adding that the council has also declared minimum age for a girl's wedding as un-Islamic. Babar raised concerns over the increase in the annual budget of the council and demanded the government to withdraw the funds allocated for CII. "Money allocated for the council should be given to National Commission for the Protection of Women," the senator stated. He added the parliament or provincial assemblies can consult the Ulema if any legislation required an Islamic point of view. "Federal Shariat Court can declare any law as un-Islamic if it feels the need, hence there is no need of a consultative body like the CII," the senator maintained. |
| Posted by:Fred |