The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) declared a detention tax on money transfers and withdrawal against Sharia (Islamic laws on Wednesday.
At the 243rd meeting led by Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi said the council that the introduction of withholding tax on bank payments or money transfers meant “injustice”.
However, the FBR describes “withholding of SKAT” as a tax deduction at the time of financial activities specified in certain sections of the Income Tax Regulation, 2001 and VAT law, 1990.
Sources interested in the case said the tax collection body decided to move the Supreme Court against CII’s decision on the case.
The CII meeting also discussed questions related to the creation of human milk banks in the country.
Human milk storage facilities can be established under certain conditions, CII said, adding that the necessary legislation on the case must come first to prevent evil.
Pakistan’s first human dandelion and the early childhood center were established at the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (Sichn) in Karachi last June.
However, the initiative was suspended only weeks later after the issue of a fatwa (Islamic decree). The Sichn spokesman had said they would consult Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi and CII for further guidance on the operation of Human Milk Bank.
Meanwhile, CII also opposed the changes made in Law Diyat (Blood Money) from the Senate Standing Committee for Law and Justice earlier this month.
The parliamentary committee increased the minimum value of DIYAT from 30,663 grams to 45,000 grams of silver on September 13.
CII declared that DIYAT values such as gold, silver and camel should have been part of the law.
The council also advised against the use of insulin containing pig -derived ingredients of diabetic patients and said halal (allowed) insulin was easily available in the markets.
The meeting also discussed the Supreme Court’s judgment of September 11 on a woman’s right to maintenance.
