Firdous Awan lashes out at Mufti Muneeb over moon controversy
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday lashed out at Ruet-e-Halal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman over the moon controversy.
Speaking to the journalists, the special assistant said that Mufti Muneebur Rehman always disappears for the whole year from the scene. She said that the religious leader appeared two days before the Eid.
Dr Firdous termed that Islamic philosophy running one side and the science goes another side. She demanded to reconstitute Ruet-e-Halal Committee. She said that the celebration of Eidul Fitr today is the positive decision of government.
She said that the government was making all out efforts to end the moon controversy and expressed confidence that next Eidul Fitr would be celebrated across the country on same day.
Criticizing the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leadership, Dr Firdous said that Punjab’s former chief minister Shehbaz Sharif was missing and added that they wanted Shehbaz to return homeland.
The special assistant said that the opposition wanted to use masses as fuel to get their personal interests. She said that the people knew that who were involved in money laundering. She further said that people were paying price for the wrong policies of the former rulers.