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CII Summons Emergency Meeting to Discuss Dharna on Nov 29

Islamabad (November 24, 2017): Following the prolong standoff at Faziabad between protesters and government has compelled the other stakeholders to get in as an emergency meeting of the newly-reconstituted Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has been called on November 29 to discuss the sit-in.

In the meeting, religious clerics and legal experts will be called to participate in a discussion on the matter of the amendment made to the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat oath in the Elections Act 2017, among other issues, a CII spokesperson said.

The meeting will be presiding over by CII President Dr Qibla Ayaz,  he said; adding that the meeting will “thoroughly” review the issue of the amendment of the oath.

Dr Ayaz has said that the parliament has already resolved the issue in an appropriate manner.

Asserting that the issue of Khatm-i-Nabuwwat is a matter of faith for each and every Muslim, he said that all the political and religious parties seem to have acted according to the aspirations of the nation and the lapse in the law has already been removed.

He said that a recent amendment to the law has also closed the door of any ambiguity in connection with the law on Khatm-i-Nabuwwat.

The CCI is a statutory body with a minimum of eight and a maximum of 20 members, including one woman, whose function is to advise parliament on whether laws are in consonance with Islamic injunctions.

Earlier, Islamabad’s district administration issued a final warning to protesters camped out at the Faizabad Interchange to disperse, threatening to take action if the order was not heeded.

According to the details, while implementing the Islamabad High Court’s order on Friday, the district administration in Islamabad has issued final warning to sit-in protestors in Faizabad to clear the main road by 12:00am.

In the final notice, the district administration has warned that operation will be launched against the protestors after 12:00am and the protesting party will be responsible if any mishap occurred.

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