ISLAMABAD -Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) declared, on Wednesday, that the government could subsidize the sacred religious ceremony of Hajj in any shape without any discrimination.
Talking to media, after the conclusion of the two-day meeting of the council’s 214th sitting, Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz said the council was of the view that there was no harm in facilitating the hujjaj, Radio Pakistan reported.
The Bill was forwarded by Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony for the council’s opinion on the issue.
The subsidy could be offered in transport fares, food, accommodations. Non-Muslim countries also facilitate the Hajj journey of their Muslim citizens, he added.
However, he said that the Hajj subsidy could not be paid from Zakat accounts.
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“According to Sharia, the subsidy should be provided across the board and on equal basis. The government should provide the facility to the poor and rich sans any discrimination whether they are performing Hajj on government quota or through private tour operators,” the chairman added.
He said the meeting reviewed the preliminary recommendations of a committee constituted to prepare an outline for devising ultimate features of Riyasat-e-Madina.
The meeting was of the view that the committee comprising Dr Farkhanda Zia, Allama Arif Wahidi, Khurshid Nadeem and Dr Anwar would prepare a draft and forward it to CII. The recommendations of the committee will be sent to the federal government.
The council has recommended to the government to make effective laws and strict existing laws to provide a right to inheritance to women as depriving women from the right to inheritance is contrary to the provision of Sharia.
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The council has also decided to cooperate with the Ministry of Human Rights in empowering women.
He said the council has also discussed Charities Act 2018 of Punjab (to donate charities). The council is of the view that certain clauses of the Act were against Sharia and needs further improvements.
A committee led by Justice Manzoor Gilani has been assigned to prepare improvement recommendations and the alternate draft.
The council expressed its dismay and indignation over the last day’s gory incident of Loralai, Balochistan and offered Fateha for the martyred police officials, who had sacrificed their lives for the nation and country.
The council also strongly condemned Sahiwal incident and stressed ensuring the protection of lives and properties of the people.
Earlier the chairman condemned the sacking of journalists by some TV channels. He urged media tycoons to avoid sacking journalists.
