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Pakistan Senate stalls key gender inclusion reforms, reflecting persistent
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Another amendment bill put forward by Senator Zeeshan Khanzada, which aims to amend Article 228 to include women in the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), was postponed, with the committee opting to await a formal response from the CII.
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Pakistan: Council of Islamic Ideology faces backlash over anti-VPN decree
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has drawn criticism after its chief, Dr. Raghib Naeemi, declared the use of VPNs for accessing immoral content un-Islamic. Religious scholars, lawmakers, and digital rights activists argue that the decree undermines privacy rights and freedom of expressi
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Pakistan religious body gives approval to women performing Hajj without cl
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Women in Pakistan have been officially given permission by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) to perform Hajj without a Mehram in specific circumstances, reported Geo News.
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Civil societies in Pakistan invite "Conversion Factory" at anti-conversion
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A seminar titled "Forced Conversion of the Religion and its Reality" was organised by the Islamabad Bar Association under the leadership of Mian Abdul Haq Mithu, a notorious cleric involved in promoting the heinous crime, deep-rooted hatred and indifference against minorities, especially Hin
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Balochistan's anti child-marriage bill pending for last 8 years
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): The draft for an anti-child marriage bill has been pending before the Balochistan Assembly for the last eight years, a legislator briefed the consultation meeting on the issue of child marriage.
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Pak constitutional body denounces vandalisation of Hindu temple
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): A Pakistan constitutional body has denounced the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a frenzied mob early this month in Bhong town of Punjab province, saying demolishing any religious place of worship is a clear violation of Pakistani law.
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Pakistan: Islamic Council halts legislation on Domestic Violence Bill
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Friday halted legislation on Domestic Violence Bill in 2020 saying the Islamic constitutional body needs to review and gave its findings to the Pakistan government.
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Man in Pak jailed for marrying without permission from first wife
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan] Nov. 1 (ANI): A man in Pakistan on Wednesday was sentenced to six months in prison for getting married for a second time without taking permission from his first wife.
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Pak Court seeks CII's opinion on petition against death by hanging
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): A bench of the Peshawar High Court has sought the opinion of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and the Attorney General for Pakistan on a petition filed by a prisoner, seeking its orders for the government to introduce a less painful mode of execution
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CII says organ transplantation 'un-Islamic'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 24 (ANI): Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and Wafaq-ul-Madaris have termed the Organ and Tissue Transplant (amendment) Bill 2016 as 'non-Islamic' and decided to challenge it in court.
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa set to table Women Protection Bill again
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Sept. 23 (ANI): Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, the advisor to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, has said that the province is still considering tabling the Women Protection Bill which was rejected by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII).
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CII urges inclusion of jihad verses in Pak school curriculum
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug.7 (ANI): Expressing concern over excluding proposed jihad verses from the school curriculum, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), top religious advisory body, has demanded the Pakistan Government to include the said verses.
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