Resolution on:
Restoration of Religion Column in Passport

Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in its meeting held January 7-9, 2005 unanimously passed a resolution demanding the government torestore religion column in Passport. Complete text of the resolution follows:

Central Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (Majlise Shoora) expresses grave concern over government policy of benefiting non Muslim minority Qadiyanis through abolishing religion column in passports and preparing joint electoral lists for eliminating the differentiation of Muslims and non Muslims.
In a resolution passed on the second day of the 3-day meeting, the JI shoora expresses severe anger and grief over such measures and reject them by terming them part of US agenda and policies pursued by the military regime.
The resolution says that the Ummah has firm belief of the finality of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and this belief is the life and blood of all Muslims. Two large movements have been launched on the issue and it was because of those movements that the national assembly in 1974 passed the amendment declaring Qadiyanis non Muslim. Separate mention of Qadiyanis’ religion in all official documents including passports is there because of the constitutional requirement and is a matter of faith.
The sole aim of abolishing religion column from passport is to give them an upper hand in Pakistan and to provide them an inroad to enter Holy Kaaba and Masjid Nabvi. The shoora noted with concern that the decision of Pakistani government has hurt religious feelings of entire Ummah and amounts to attacking the belief of finality of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
The meeting demands from government of Pakistan to stop playing with the religious sentiments of Muslim Ummah and religion column in passport be immediately restored. Similarly, the words Islamic Republic of Pakistan must also be written on the passports. The shoora also demands that joint electoral lists should be stopped and separate lists be prepared for the minorities.