Islamabad:
A supreme court of five members, led by Judge Aminuddin Khan, asked the responses to Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governments on Wednesday to plea for compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran in the country.
During a hearing, the federal government, in addition to the Punjab and the governments of Balutchistan, submitted their answers to the advocacy, while the governments of the Sindh and the KP requested time for their submissions in the matter.
At the beginning, judge Jamal Mandokhail noted that, according to the response, the federal government had initiated measures for the teaching of the Holy Quran. “Let the government do its job,” he said, asking why the court should intervene.
The petitioner told court that, according to law, only that the translation of the Holy Quran could be used on which there was a general consensus. The petitioner added that it was also compulsory for the federal government to approve the translation.
The court asked answers to the Sindh and the governments of the KP on the issue and postponed the hearing indefinitely.
