The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared handcuffing of accused persons by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials as a move against Islam and Shariah laws. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, Chairman CII Qibla Ayaz expressed serious concern over Women March held on March 8 last across the country.
He said that the Council has sought cooperation and guidelines from the leading religious scholars for the resolution of social issues, promoting peace and harmony, and dealing with the anti-social elements.
Chairman CII Qibla Ayaz said that the young generation is suffering from mental stress, adding that the committee will work to introduce legislation for the ownership of women in inheritance.
The CII chairman went on to say that the meeting strongly condemned the attack on Maulana Taqi Usmani and the murder of college professor in Bahawalpur by a student.
He said, "The CII constituted a committee headed by former Justice Raza Khan to review the NAB's laws under Shariah and the committee would assess which clauses of the NAB laws are against the teachings of the Holy Quran and Sunnah."
"To ridicule an accused in front of media persons before being proven guilty is against humanity," Ayaz said, adding that manacling an accused before proven guilty is contrary to the Islamic jurisprudence.
He said that recently the President of Pakistan has held a detailed meeting with the members of CII wherein the President pointed out that Islam has laid down clear laws of inheritance, so much so that Islam declares those who violate these laws as the perpetual residents of hell. However, women are still deprived of inheritance on various pretexts.
He said that during the past two days deliberations at the CII, the members have passed a resolution declaring manacling of the accused by the anti-corruption watchdog as a move against Islam and Shariah. The CII stated in the resolution that the act also comes under the violation of the Pakistani Constitution. The NAB was asked to refrain from the act of handcuffing citizens as it is like disrespecting humanity and an inhumane step.
It is pertinent to mention here that many politicians and political parties complained that self-respect is undermined by disrespectful behaviour of the NAB officials during the investigation.
The NAB had also faced severe criticism on social media platforms when reports emerged regarding arrests of Director Archaeology and Museums, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Dr Abdus Samad and production of Dr Shahid Masood, a renowned news anchor, before the courts while being handcuffed.
The two cases sparked debate on the social media platforms for disgracing the prominent personalities through such actions carried out by the NAB officials.
Earlier on November 29, a meeting of the CII had urged the government to enhance punishments for those misusing their authority to issue 'religious fatwas (decrees).'
The Council had prepared a comprehensive document, Paigham-i-Pakistan, in January this year that had been acknowledged by senior scholars of the all four mainstream schools of thought in the country.
The document from the religious body signed by 1,829 religious scholars across the country, declared several actions as un-Islamic including suicide attacks, and spreading sectarianism and anarchy in the name of religion, etc.
Ayaz said that it is the responsibility of the government to enforce recommendations of the CII. He said, "We want severe punishments for those clerics who misuse their powers and issue decrees declaring a Muslim non-believer and pronounce him liable to be killed." He said that all such decrees have been rejected by the CII.
The Council suspended its agenda regarding triple talaq [divorce] in one sitting. The issue was on the agenda of the meeting and the CII will take up the matter in its next meeting.
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