LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi visited the Punjab Institute of Quran and Seerat Studies on Sunday. CM visited its various sections and inspected the Library, Auditorium and other offices.
CM said that he had laid the foundation of Seerat Academy and the Quran Complex on 3rd June 2006 and inaugurated the Seerat Academy and the Quran Complex on 18th November 2007. He regretted that Shehbaz Sharif along with his other projects also halted this project and made the Seerat Academy non-functional. Government had set up the Seerat Academy to promote the teachings of the Holy Prophet (SAW) but unfortunately the PML-N government politicized this important project.
CM directed to display Quranic Ayats in the Punjab Institute of Quran and Seerat Studies and further directed to upgrade and digitalize the library. MPhil and PhD classes will be started in the Seerat Academy and with the collaboration of Madina University, Jamia Al-Azhar and other distinguished universities of the Islamic world MPhil and PhD classes will be conducted. Hostels will be constructed for the research scholars so that their accommodation problem can be resolved on a permanent basis.
CM said that present government would also make a Quran Museum in the institution where the precious and rare scripts of the Quran will be placed. The Seerat Academy will be the centre of decisions to be made with regard to the religion and a research work will also be done in the Seerat Academy regarding religious curriculum.
Later, CM while talking with the media persons announced to grant 15% and 25% special allowance for the officials of Auqaf department and upgrading the posts of DG Religious Affairs, Khateeb and Moazan.CM said that scale of Moazan 4, 5 will be upgraded to 7 the grade of Naib Khateeb, Madris 6, 7 will be upgraded to 12 whereas the grade of Khateeb Imam 09 will be upgraded to 14 and the scale of Senior Khateeb 12 will be upgraded to 16. Similarly the scale of District Khateeb 16 will be upgraded to 17, the scale of Zonal Khateeb 17 will be upgraded to 18 and the scale of Provincial Khateeb 18 will be upgraded to 19 whereas the scale of DG Religious Affairs 20 will be upgraded to 21.
He stated the Punjab government will give Rs 300 million annual grants to the Auqaf and Religious Affairs department and Rs 50 million will be increased in this grant every year. We will make such a law that no one will be able to stop these expenditures. The opponents will not be able to stop our decisions constitutionally and legally.
CM apprised that he had made Seerat Academy for the purpose so that the new generation can be enlightened to the maximum about the religious teachings and the Seerat-e Nabvi SAW. We will set such a trend that the new generation does not tread on the path of immorality. The research work is to be done with regard to the Seerat-e-Nabvi (SAW).
He urged the research scholars to guide us as how we can adopt the golden principles of the Islamic religion in the present conditions. Seerat Academy is the minaret of enlightenment but Shehbaz Sharif had locked the Seerat Academy. He regretted that Shehbaz Sharif closed all our good works including IT Tower and locked them. He stated that soon after coming into power he functionalized Ittehad-e- Bain Ul Muslimeen committee and the Muttahida Ulema Board. We took decisions with consultation on Muharram ul Haram and other occasions and implemented them. He said Ulama-e-Karam should make decisions with consultations and our government will implement them and we will give importance to the opinions of Ulama-e Karam regarding economic, political and religious affairs.
He said MPhil research projects will be started in the Seerat Academy and a research will be conducted on the periods of Khulfa-e- Rashideen. The work of religion will start from the Seerat Academy and its whole light will spread from here. Disintegration will neither give benefit to the country nor to the nation and to the new generation. We have made compulsory the recitation of Nazra and the translation of the Holy Quran up-to grade 12 for the mental development of the children. We want to mature the minds of the new generation regarding religion. Imran Khan always spoke about Khatm-e- Nabuwat (SAW) and the religion. We will invite competent scholars and prominent Ulema from foreign countries in the Seerat Academy and will also invite scholars from Jamia Al Azhar. 100 room hostels will also be constructed for the research scholars.
He said that the federal government has granted 2 lac metric tonne wheat to Sindh and is also giving wheat to other provinces. The federal government should feel ashamed of their dual policy. The refusal by the federal government for not allowing the Punjab government to import wheat in fact depicts its enmity with Punjab. The federal government thinks that by starving Punjab to death they can run the country and it is out of question. He said that if they want to take revenge then come into the political arena and complete their numbers. It is grave injustice by not giving permission to the Punjab government to import wheat. We will go to the Supreme Court and the federal government will have no answer. The federal government is using wheat as a weapon adding that if they open the import of wheat for the private sector then the price of flour will come down. He said that the federal government has to give Rs 170 billion in different heads including net hydel profit to the Punjab government.
The Punjab government is giving subsidy of Rs 3.5 billion to the farmers adding that by not timely increasing the price of Panadol caused its shortage and the federal government is responsible which did not make a decision. He said investigations on the Nishtar hospital Multan incident are going on and soon action will be taken and those found responsible will be punished. He said that he also directed the Inspector General of Police to investigate this sorrowful incident from every aspect and submit a report in this regard. He said that we will also take action against those found responsible for committing negligence in the death incident of a few days old infant at Mayo Hospital.
He said we are doing legislation to stop the usage and selling of narcotics in educational institutions and will make a separate department of Anti Narcotics. Government will also make an Anti Narcotics Force in which the retired Army commandos will be inducted. We will bring the narcotic peddlers to the court of law.
He stated indiscriminate action will continue against the illegal housing societies. LDA Lahore will formally declare Green and Brown areas and no one will be allowed to build a housing society in the Green Area. He said that no government had ever thought of giving promotion to the officials of the Auqaf department.
Chairman Punjab Quran Board Maulana Muhammad Hanif Jallandari, Mufti Ahmad Ali of Jamia Ashrafia, Rasikh Elahi, Secretary Auqaf, Secretary C&W, Commissioner Lahore division, Secretary Information, DG PHA and concerned officials were also present on the occasion.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2022
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