ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday reconstituted the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) by appointing 12 new members.
The new members included Maulana Muhammad Siddique Hazarvi, Mufti Ghulam Mustafa Rizvi, Khwaja Sharif Muhammad Amir Koreja, Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Qadri, Syed Saeed Ahmad Shah Gujrati, Maulana Muhammad Khan Sheerani, Dr Muhammad Idrees, Maulana Fazl Ali, Abu Al-Fateh Muhammad Yousuf, Shahida Akhtar Ali, Dr Anwar Hussain Siddiqui and Prof Dr Sabiha Qadri.
There are eight members already officiating in the CII, with Dr Khalid Masud as chairman and Dr Manzoor Ahmed, Justice (retd) Dr Munir Ahmed Mughal, Justice Dr Rashid Ahmed Jalandhri, Maulana Abdullah Khilji, Dr Moshin Muzzafar Naqvi, Syed Afzal Haider and Dr Faiz Bilqees as members.
According to the composition and terms of the CII, minimum eight and maximum 20 members (including chairman), representing various schools of thought, having knowledge of the principles and philosophy of Islam, as enunciated in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, or having understanding of the economic, political, legal or administrative problems of Pakistan, could be appointed as members.
At least, two of the members must be sitting or retired judges of the Supreme Court or high court. One member must be a woman, while at least four members should be scholars, who have been engaged in Islamic research/instruction for at least 15 years.
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