The way the federal ministers distanced themselves from this recommendation show that the CII’s recommendation is being politicised. Criticism for the sake of criticism should be avoided. For example, some scholars opine that the former president Pervez Musharraf, according to his theory of enlightenment, had appointed such persons in the CII who were not capable of issuing religious decrees (fatwas). Such baseless allegations should not be taken seriously by the government and instead of being supportive of the CII, disowning its recommendations would stir more trouble. The only way to resolve this issue is to follow the spirit of Islam and include ulema of all fiqahs in the CII and then reach a consensus. By politicising the CII, the government would be giving in to hardliners who have tarnished the name of Islam due to their vested interests.
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