The self-appointed Lal Masjid Qazi court on Sunday decreed that Federal Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar had committed an “un-Islamic act” by hugging her French male coach for which she must be removed from the federal cabinet. The decree was issued at the request of “a resident of Islamabad”, who sought the ‘Islamic’ court’s views on the issue. Most Pakistani newspapers published pictures of the minister hugging her French coach after participating in a paragliding show in Paris. The Qazi court quoted various verses from the Quran and Hadiths of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) about the role of Muslim women in society and the importance of wearing the veil. The decree said that a Muslim woman should not indulge in “objectionable activities”. “Islam enjoins Muslim women to avoid leaving their homes unnecessarily,” the decree said.