Court solicits CII opinion on anti-Covid tag line.

LAHORE -- Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Thursday asked the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) for its opinion on choice of words in anti-Covid-19 slogan 'Corona say darna nahi, larna hay' (don't be afraid of corona, have to fight it).

A lawyer namely Salman Idrees filed a petition against the use of these words in national print and electronic media and official sources of communication.

The chief justice observed that the CII would deliberate on the matter in its next meeting and inform the president, prime minister and high court about its opinion.

The petitioner-lawyer argued that no one could fight against God's will but the national media and government communication sources had been using 'unIslamic' and 'immoral' words challenging the supremacy of God. He asked the court to ban the use of words ''Corona say darna nahi larna hay.'

Chief Justice Khan remarked that according to the preamble of the Constitution the supremacy belongs to Allah, and life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the perfect example of enforcement of Allah's...