The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Qatar, Justice Masoud Mohamed Al-Ameeri, visited the Faisal Masjid on Wednesday and took keen interest in the structure of the mosque.
He appreciated the calligraphy of the Quran placed in the main hall of the mosque. Later, during a lunch in IRD guesthouse of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), he discussed a number of bilateral issues with IIUI President Prof Dr Mumtaz Ahmad.
The IIUI president briefed the delegation about the progress of IIUI and its future plans. Justice Agha Rafique Ahmad Khan, chief justice, Federal Shariat Court, Pakistan, Justice Shehzad Sheikh and Justice Fida Muhammad Khan also accompanied the delegation.
While talking to IIUI President Dr Mumtaz Ahmad, Justice Masoud Mohamed Al-Ameeri said that Shariah Academy, a constituent unit of IIUI, was playing a pivotal role in training the lawyers of Pakistan and other countries. He was glad to know that Shariah Academy was imparting training not only in Urdu but also in Arabic and English. He said the teachers of IIUI should teach in the universities of Qatar.
Dr Mumtaz Ahmad said that Qatar played an important role in the economic development of some countries. He added Qatar television channel, Al-Jazeera, had brought revolution in communication and broken the monopoly of the western media.
Polio immunisation in full swing, says DHO: The district health department claimed that over 1,00,000 children had been administered anti-polio drops in the rural areas of Islamabad since April 23 in which educational officers, notable teachers, university students, union council officials and 300 leady health worker took part. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Azhar Khan said the polio immunisation campaign was going on successfully which would end today. He said the health department, Islamabad, had made special arrangements for the campaign and the number of polio teams were increased which were imparted special training by the master trainers of the health department and World Health Organisation.
