| Prime Minister Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain said on Wednesday that amendments would be made to the Hudood Ordinance only if the Council of Islamic Ideology recommends them. Talking to delegations of the Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry and district Muslim League officials, Mr Shujaat made it clear that the amendments would depend on the report of the council. "If they recommend a change, we will introduce the change," he said. Shujaat stressed that no law incompatible with the Quran or Sunna would be promulgated. He denied there would be amendments to the Blasphemy Law. He said that the government did not want women and minorities discriminated against under the Hudood or Blasphemy laws. "We have sought recommendations from the Council of Islamic Ideology so as to make amendments to the method of implementation of the Hudood laws," he said. |