Only person CII lacks is Hareem Shah: Hamdullah taunts Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Former JUI-F senator Hafiz Hamdullah on Thursday taunted Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry by saying that the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has religious scholars and legal experts as members but the only person it lacks is Hareem Shah. 

Hamdullah was reacting to Chaudhry's criticism of the CII's declaration earlier that certain NAB ordinance clauses were 'in violation of Islamic laws'.

Read more: CII terms several clauses of NAB Ordinance 'against Islam'

The ex-senator said religious scholars and legal experts were members of the body. He sarcastically commented that the only thing that the council lacked was Tik Tok star Hareem Shah. 

He said it was unfortunate that a federal minister was disrespecting a national institution such as the CII. Hamdullah wondered whether it was a feature of the 'State of Medinah' for a federal minister to question the religious body's performance.  

Hamdullah said Chaudhry had earlier been replaced from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for his poor performance and sharp tongue. He urged the federal minister to pull up his socks or resign instead of criticising others. 

Certain sections of NAB ordinance in violation of Islamic laws: Chairman CII

Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz had said that sections 14-D, 15-A and 26-A of the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance were 'in violation of Islamic laws'.

Section 14-D of the ordinance states that the burden of proof "shall lie with the accused", whereas Section 15-A says that a convicted person "shall cease to hold public office" and "stand disqualified for a period of ten years" from holding a public office.

Section 26 empowers the NAB chairman to grant pardon under a plea bargain deal. The CII chairman further said that detaining, handcuffing and parading the accused in front of the media "is un-Islamic”.

Fawad Chaudhry slaps TV anchor Mubasher Lucman

Chaudhry had slapped TV anchor Mubasher Lucman a few days ago after he had salaciously linked the Tik Tok star to the federal minister during his show. The move prompted Chaudhry to confront the TV anchor at an event and slap him. 

Read more: Fawad Chaudhry slaps TV anchor Mubasher Lucman

After the CII said stated its observation, Chaudhry slammed the council by questioning why the government was spending a huge sum on an institution that never provided any guidance to religious scholars. 

“Spending millions of rupees on it is beyond my understanding. CII needs restructuring and people who are highly qualified. [People] aware of latest trends should be tasked with running it," he tweeted.