Steps Urged to Stop Desecration of Quranic Verses in Pakistan
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony and the Council of Islamic Ideology were advised to sit together and come up with a workable solution ensuring stoppage of desecration of verses of the Holy Quran printed in the newspapers, The Nation reported.
Secretary Information Saba Mohsin in her briefing said that her ministry in compliance of the assurance has already written letters to presidents of All Pakistan Newspapers Society, Council of Newspapers Editors, CPNE and the Chairman Pakistan Broadcasting Association. She said media bodies were requested to help the government achieve this laudable objective.
Secretary, Religious Affairs informed the committee that the Ministry was already pro-actively writing to all concerned to play their role in this regard. It was suggested to the committee that a notice should be published in all newspapers asking the public to keep the Quranic verses printed in newspapers with proper care and respect.
The committee directed that the Ministry of Information, Ministry of Religious Affairs, and the Council of Islamic Ideology to have a meeting with the representatives of APNS, PBA and CPNE and all other stakeholders and come up with a workable solution of the issue within thirty days.
