It was essential to ban books like The First Muslim, After The Prophet and Short History of Islam: Ch Parvez Elahi

Home Department has completely banned publication and sale of all three books on wrongly presenting Islamic and historical facts, other material present in the market also ordered to be banned forthwith, notification issued

Lahore: 12-06-2020: Speaker Punjab Assembly Ch Parvez Elahi has said that it was very essential to ban publication and sale of books containing blasphemous material The First Muslim, After The Prophet and Short History of Islam, our lives be sacrificed on Rehmatul-Lil-Alameen, Khatamul Nabiyeen Hazrat Muhammad (ﷺ), Ummahat-ul-Momineen, Khulfae Rashedeen, Ahle Bait and All Sahaba Karam (Ridwan Ullah Aleyhim Ajmae’en).

He said that the door for publication of Islamic and historical facts in a wrong manner has been closed forever.

He said that on the recommendation of the Punjab Assembly’s Special Committee, the Home Department has completely banned the three books and has also issued notification for immediately stopping their publication and confiscation of these books present in the market and other material.

It may be recalled that in the Punjab Assembly, Pakistan Muslim League’s Minister for Mines Hafiz Ammar Yasir was first to raise voice on this issue and presented resolution in the Punjab Assembly for banning these books. #