Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Monday strongly condemned recent acts of terrorism and reiterated its commitment to providing legislative guidance on national issues in the light of Islamic teachings.

The condemnation came during the council’s 244th meeting, chaired by Chairman Dr Raghib Hussain, which reviewed the growing wave of militant violence in the country.

The council said the entire nation stood with the Pakistani Army against terrorism and stressed that national unity was essential to eradicate the threat.

The meeting strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and said that targeting innocent civilians and security forces is a despicable and un-Islamic act.

The Chairman said that Islam teaches peace, tolerance and respect for human life. While terrorism has nothing to do with Islam, Fateha was also offered in the council meeting on the death of former members of the council, and tribute was paid to the religious and academic services of the deceased.

The meeting discussed family law matters and approved several recommendations. The council said a wife could be allowed to dissolve a marriage if her husband remained missing for two years.

In cases of non-payment of maintenance, dissolution would be possible after one year, while in cases where the husband was imprisoned, the court could be approached after three years.

It also recommended allowing dissolution of marriage after one year based on mental or physical illness. If a marriage was concluded in childhood and a wrong choice was proven, dissolution would be permissible.

The council declared uterine transplantation permissible under specific Sharia conditions but said the use of the Neo-Dura product was not valid.

The council further recommended the separation and proper recycling of the pages holy Quran and other religious books from general waste to prevent desecration.

The council clearly stated that honour killing is clearly against Islam and no individual or group can be allowed to take the law into their own hands, adding that upholding state laws and seeking justice through the judicial system were in line with Islamic teachings.